Foreword: a real case of persecute

Serum, after signing factory:

  • Delay in delivery from 45 days of commitment to 97 days
  • 12% bad rate for the first 3,000.
  • Additional order formulation batch colour Bad

Accounting for losses: The delay in missing the major slotting period resulted in approximately 400,000 losses and the return processing plus reproduction of approximately 150,000, totalling 550,000.

These pits can be avoided in advance.

7 Big Pits.

Pipe 1: Be blindfolded by Big Client List.

Factory PPT has an endorsement of Olya and Procter Co-operation? Please ask directly which SKUs have been produced for these brands in the last 12 months and how much.

Truth: A lot of factory did do a list for a large brand, but it could be just a small mass test for a particular product, and capacity was on a small list every day. You go in there and you don't get the big brand.

Assessment methodology:

  • Shipment records (including customer name, SKU, output) for the last three months
  • On site, watch out for the product being produced on the water line.

Pipe 2: Sample and mass production "two skins"

It's pretty good, formulation accurate, and mass production completely changed - it's an open secret in the industry.

Reason for dismantling:

  • Samples prepared by R & D, mass production implemented by Production, process transformation error
  • Mass production when raw materials are "replaced" (under cost pressure)
  • Small batch equipment is different from mass production equipment (homogenization effect significantly different)

Assessment methodology:

  • Requires a mid-test (50-100kg) before confirming mass production instead of jumping directly from 100g samples to a formal listing
  • When signing the contract, lock in the source and batch of raw materials and confirm any replacement in writing

Pocket 3: -quality inspection, report "buyed."

GMP certification certificate, SGS test report ... If factory can be produced by hand, be vigilant.

Authentication mode:

  • GMP certificate: regulatory compliance (EU / US FDA) login to verify authenticity and validity of certificate (nmpa.gov.cn)
  • Testing report: Attention to third-party agency, request original report (non-reverse)

Pit 4: No penalty for breach of contract.

In a large number of standard contracts, the quality criteria are vague ( "reference to GB/T" rather than specific indicators), the delay of lead time is not compensable, and the disclosure of formulation is not liable.

The terms of the contract must be included:

  • Treatment with a poor quality rate exceeding X per cent (repatriation, replenishment, compensation rate)
  • Discharge per day delay (suggested 0.5-1 per cent of value of goods)
  • Formulation Period of confidentiality and scope of competition restrictions

Pit 5: Ignore "stability testing " capabilities

In the development of new products, stability testing (accelerated ageing + real ageing) is most easily omitted, resulting in changes in colour, layering and taste after listing.

Assessment methodology:

  • Ask factory if there are 40°C/75% RH Accelerating Aging Boxes
  • Request for three months of accelerated ageing data for the latest product

Pit 6: quotation, not unit cost

A factory quotation 0.8 USD appears to be 20 per cent lower than the competitor. However:

  • Minimum order quantity (MOQ) 50,000 vs of 10,000 competitors
  • Sampling fee 3000 vs 1000 for the competition
  • Tooling fee not included in quotation

Real cost = unit price of product x MOQ + sampling fee + tooling fee + transport cost

Pipe 7: No exclusive contact.

Your project is handled as a "normal list", communicating with sales today, following up with the customer service tomorrow, and replacing another person the day after tomorrow. There was no exclusive project manager, and the information was severely weakened.

The contract is required to specify:

  • Designation of project leader (name + contact)
  • Project weekly reporting (progress reports sent every Friday)

Summary of OEM factory Assessment List (full version 200+ item)

Concluding remarks

Good factory not found out, sift out.

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