http://www.qualityinspection.org/stock-lots-brand-copies/ Advice and tips for successful quality control of consumer products made in China: sourcing strategies, supplier communication, QC inspections... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:22:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.qualityinspection.org/stock-lots-brand-copies/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Preventing parallel supply chains Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:01:18 +0000 http://www.qualityinspection.org/?p=702#comment-129 [...] In my last post I wrote about what I call “parallel supply chains” from China to Western countries: stock lots left in factories, and copies of brand name products. [...] [...] In my last post I wrote about what I call “parallel supply chains” from China to Western countries: stock lots left in factories, and copies of brand name products. [...]

]]> http://www.qualityinspection.org/stock-lots-brand-copies/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Renaud Anjoran Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:15:40 +0000 http://www.qualityinspection.org/?p=702#comment-128 Good question, thanks! I'll definitely give it a thought and I'll publish it if it's worth something. Good question, thanks! I’ll definitely give it a thought and I’ll publish it if it’s worth something.

]]> http://www.qualityinspection.org/stock-lots-brand-copies/comment-page-1/#comment-127 China Law Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:59:24 +0000 http://www.qualityinspection.org/?p=702#comment-127 I had a client who had QC problems with its product and asked its manufacturer to destroy all of it. Within a few months, my client was getting complaints from consumers in the US who had bought the bad product on the grey market. Technically/legally, my client did not need to honor the warranty for those products, but it chose to do so from strictly a business perspective. The point here is that companies can lose more than money when these things happen; they can also have their reputations impaired. Would love to see a follow-up post on how to stop this. I had a client who had QC problems with its product and asked its manufacturer to destroy all of it. Within a few months, my client was getting complaints from consumers in the US who had bought the bad product on the grey market. Technically/legally, my client did not need to honor the warranty for those products, but it chose to do so from strictly a business perspective. The point here is that companies can lose more than money when these things happen; they can also have their reputations impaired. Would love to see a follow-up post on how to stop this.

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