Supplier research
Define relevant supplier types and build a project-specific longlist.
Supplier research + factory visits
China Sourcing Tour & Supplier Trip Planning
A serious sourcing trip begins before you land. We clarify the buying brief, research supplier categories, make direct outreach, assess visit feasibility, and build a route that helps your team compare real options.
Request a sourcing-trip reviewWhat the service can include
Outreach and feasibility
Discuss the brief, confirm interest, screen obvious mismatches, and test availability.
Visit design
Create a realistic route, comparison agenda, and information request.
Bilingual support
Keep technical and commercial discussion clear where included in scope.
Transportation
Coordinate practical factory-day routing and local movement where required.
Reporting and follow-up
Capture observations, open questions, supplier comparison, and next actions.
Three useful starting points
No shortlist
Research first
You know the product or capability but not which supplier types or regions deserve attention.
Several candidates
Compare finalists
You have leads from online research, referrals, or a trade show and need a consistent evaluation process.
One incumbent
Validate or recover
You need evidence around capacity, quality, engineering, delivery, or a supplier problem.
The output is a decision trail
A trip should leave you with comparable facts, not a collection of brochures. We structure visits around a consistent scorecard and make uncertainties visible.
Download the supplier-visit checklist01 · Supplier criteria and research assumptions
02 · Outreach status and visit feasibility
03 · Route, agenda, and host participants
04 · Observations, unanswered questions, and next actions
Discuss your China sourcing trip
Share the product, current supplier status, approximate volumes, travel window, and what must be decided.