Finding a reliable manufacturer for your business can be a headache.
No matter what product you’re dealing with, there’s always going to be a dizzying array of manufacturers. You might think this is a great opportunity to expand your supplier list.
However, there is a problem here: there are a large number of manufacturers to choose from, which must also mean that there are many bad manufacturers. Identifying good suppliers is a very important thing.
Yachen, as a party product manufacturer with more than ten years of experience in producing and exporting, would like to give you some ideas for your reference. How do you assess whether a factory is qualified? Here are 5 key dimensions below.
Quality and Cost
Your main motivation for importing goods from other countries must be to control and reduce costs. Because the local factory prices are relatively high, or the local lack of commodity manufacturing capacity, which makes you have to consider importing commodities from other countries.
Although this sounds a bit cumbersome. But the good news is that China, as the gathering place of the world’s factories, has rich experience and reliable strength, and any product you can think of can find corresponding factories in China.
Relying on cheap labor, China has a unique advantage in cost control. So you don’t have to worry about the cost at all.
But a reliable manufacturer can’t just blindly control costs. Because low cost also means low quality. A good manufacturer will surely find a balance between cost and quality. It can meet your needs not only in terms of cost and price but also in terms of quality.
Therefore, when you find a manufacturer, it is very necessary to get their samples. Judge whether the product quality of this factory meets the standard through samples.
Production Capacity and Lead Time
Production capacity is a very important indicator. Generally speaking, the stronger the production capacity, the stronger the manufacturer.
Besides production capacity, lead time must also be an aspect that you are very concerned about. Orders can be completed in the shortest possible time and delivered to the location you specify on time, which is directly related to your entire sales plan.
So when you negotiate with manufacturers, be sure to find out if they have a strong production capacity and stable lead times.
Technical Capability
A manufacturer not satisfied with the status quo must have its own design and development team.
Many times, you may not want regular products. A manufacturer with design and customization capabilities is especially important when you want to make some improvements to existing products or even develop new ones.
You only need to provide the manufacturer with drawings and they can customize the product according to your requirements. Even, if you only need to provide some ideas, they can provide you with a variety of solutions based on your ideas.
If a factory can do this and can show you their past success stories, congratulations, it must be a quality manufacturer. Because it shows that they have good technical ability and great self-confidence.
Service Awareness
As far as I know, many manufacturers, even those with strong strength, do not have a very thoughtful service awareness. They focus all on the production and sale of products but do not realize the importance of service.
Today, service awareness has become an important reference standard for evaluating the strength of manufacturers.
When the order is in production, you can receive timely feedback and understand the production details of your order; when you ask questions, you can get a quick response; when your product has problems in the sales process, there is an after-sales service team to provide you with a solution.
Trust me, cooperating with a manufacturer with good service awareness and ability will save you a lot of unnecessary trouble!
Market Influence
Market influence is a very critical criterion. An influential manufacturer whose products have been recognized by the market and whose brand has become a household name.
You might think that a big manufacturer with a huge market presence must do everything perfectly. You don’t even need to scrutinize them before working with them.
But I have a different opinion. Generally speaking, manufacturers with a large market presence are really good. However, it may not be suitable for you.
Because you may not be able to get very thoughtful service, a fast lead time, and the most important thing is that you can’t get a satisfactory factory price and preferential policies.
In China, many high-quality factories are very low-key. Although they don’t have that much market influence, they have been serious about providing products and services to customers.
In fact, for those powerful big manufacturers, their products are not all produced by themselves, and many of their products are also produced in cooperation with some small factories.
Therefore, market influence, while important, is not the only criterion for assessing the strength of a manufacturer!
The End
Thanks for reading this post! Here I propose five dimensions to evaluate manufacturers. I hope you can find a satisfactory manufacturer through these dimensions.
If you are looking for a reliable party product manufacturer, you are welcome to contact Yachen!
