FAQs - Page 2 of 2 - P2P Manufacturing Solutions Ltd

Q: How can I be certain of the quality I will receive?

Because we are quality experts and we are there to ensure it! We choose our manufacturers carefully and we serve as your eyes and ears at the factory to guarantee, before it is shipped, that every order is produced to the targeted quality standards. P2P performs our quality assurance inspections in addition to the factory’s own quality program, traveling all over China and to many parts of Asia to inspect, problem solve and ensure our factory partners are producing quality products in a timely manner. We can refer you to some of our current clients to help you understand better how high of a priority quality is, and needs to be, in the P2P business model.

Q: Why can’t I just do it myself?

You can if you just want to take your chances and buy a commodity product from somebody you find through Alibaba or any other Asian sourcing online platform. But if you want to get a custom designed product made in China, especially one with some complexity to it, there are significant risks and challenges to doing so. These challenges come in the form of language, law, culture and customs differences between the East and the West. There is a very good chance you will make mistakes which cost you both time and money. What you really want is a on site operational expertise, a sourcing and quality assurance company that will help you bring your quality product to market quickly and competitively priced without the mis-steps. Let us make your life easier by focusing on the manufacturing part of your business, so you can have more time to focus on marketing and all the other facets of your business.

Q: With new tariffs enacted on Chinese imports in recent years, does outsourcing to China still make sense?

Tariffs have worked to bring China closer to the rest of the world in competitiveness, but it is still far and away the world leader in manufacturing due in part to all of the transfer of technology from multi-national companies who have been operating factories here since the 1980s, and the resulting infrastructure of component and finished goods manufacturers now operating there across all industries and products. Additionally, the strong factories have become incredibly cost efficient due to the Chinese being very industrious hard-working people, and their highly competitive wage model. Most often we see lower cost labor countries continue to lag behind China’s competitiveness due to this combination of factors. Therefore, even with the higher tariffs added to the prices of goods produced in China, the total cost is still typically lower than they would be producing the goods in the US or in other countries with lower production wage rates. For some select products, prudent manufacturing strategy has already relocated to lower cost labor markets in Asia that also have lower import duties to the U.S., and for those types of products we are sometimes already sourcing them in these optimal locations. When our sourcing strategy extends to Vietnam or elsewhere outside of China, we have extended our inspection teams to be able to provide QA support for factories located there.