Hello everybody,

I just wanted to ask, other than price, what do buyers/buyer's agents/buying houses in the RMG industry look for in suppliers before awarding orders to them?

How important are social compliance issues? Labour conditions? Worker safety? Size of company? Equipment used? Number of years in business? Certifications? Etc, etc. If you were to rank the top 5 most important criteria that a buyer uses to select a supplier, what would they be?

Basically, I am designing a brochure for a new high-tech denim factory located in an Export Processing Zone in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This brochure is intended to create awareness of the company, and hopefully help bring in orders once the company starts production in Q1 2009.

Thanks in advance for your answers - Saquib

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Hello everybody,


I just wanted to ask, other than price, what do buyers/buyer's agents/buying houses in the RMG industry look for in suppliers before awarding orders to them?


How important are social compliance issues? Labour conditions? Worker safety? Size of company? Equipment used? Number of years in business? Certifications? Etc, etc. If you were to rank the top 5 most important criteria that a buyer uses to select a supplier, what would they be?


Basically, I am designing a brochure for a new high-tech denim factory located in an Export Processing Zone in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This brochure is intended to create awareness of the company, and hopefully help bring in orders once the company starts production in Q1 2009.


Thanks in advance for your answers - Saquib

Basically I have found Alibaba the most frustrating website for serious buyers. The biggest limiting factor is that nobody understands that PRICE of goods is a huge determining factor when deciding to buy. Instead they engage in useless communication only to find that they are too expensive and you prefer someone cheaper.

What I do now is to totally ignore anyone who relies to my enquiry but does not tell me the price of the goods. That leaves only a few to choose from and makes life easier.

However, there are certain items where there are only one or two suppliers. For example I have struggled to get anyone to supply Jatropha seeds, and in the end I physically travelled to India and got them outside Alibaba.

The discipline on Alibaba is too low. There should be a basic standard and level on information compulsory to supply when answering to a query.  This should include price and shipping cost to a destination.

 

 

Quoting from [Saquib]:


Hello everybody,


I just wanted to ask, other than price, what do buyers/buyer's agents/buying houses in the RMG industry look for in suppliers before awarding orders to them?


How important are social compliance issues? Labour conditions? Worker safety? Size of company? Equipment used? Number of years in business? Certifications? Etc, etc. If you were to rank the top 5 most important criteria that a buyer uses to select a supplier, what would they be?


Basically, I am designing a brochure for a new high-tech denim factory located in an Export Processing Zone in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This brochure is intended to create awareness of the company, and hopefully help bring in orders once the company starts production in Q1 2009.


Thanks in advance for your answers - Saquib

Quoting from [Saquib]:



Hello everybody,



I just wanted to ask, other than price, what do buyers/buyer's agents/buying houses in the RMG industry look for in suppliers before awarding orders to them?



How important are social compliance issues? Labour conditions? Worker safety? Size of company? Equipment used? Number of years in business? Certifications? Etc, etc. If you were to rank the top 5 most important criteria that a buyer uses to select a supplier, what would they be?



Basically, I am designing a brochure for a new high-tech denim factory located in an Export Processing Zone in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This brochure is intended to create awareness of the company, and hopefully help bring in orders once the company starts production in Q1 2009.



Thanks in advance for your answers - Saquib

hi,this is Jerry from Deerman Apparel Co.,Ltd,we are a reliable & genuine garment  manufacturer & supplier in Shishi City fujian China,we're rich experience to make all kinds of garment in knitting & woven fabric in adult & kids wear.we can quote the lowest price with hight quality to our customer,we have stricted in quality control in very  workcraft  and processing.

If I were buy, maybe I considerate the price and second is quality of production,the third the company size and production capacity  and their service etc., any question ,pls u you kindly contact me by kadyzheng(at)gmail(dot)com,then I can tell me you more our factory INFO,tks

   

In my opinion, the important things are quotation and sevice. Reasonable quotation is the first, then supplying whole processing sevice, which include freight, installation, training, and smooth running, is indispensable.

Quoting from [Saquib]:


Hello everybody,


I just wanted to ask, other than price, what do buyers/buyer's agents/buying houses in the RMG industry look for in suppliers before awarding orders to them?


How important are social compliance issues? Labour conditions? Worker safety? Size of company? Equipment used? Number of years in business? Certifications? Etc, etc. If you were to rank the top 5 most important criteria that a buyer uses to select a supplier, what would they be?


Basically, I am designing a brochure for a new high-tech denim factory located in an Export Processing Zone in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This brochure is intended to create awareness of the company, and hopefully help bring in orders once the company starts production in Q1 2009.


Thanks in advance for your answers - Saquib

Well, i like to say as a purchasing manager of a chemical conpany that even thouhg all you say is important, for the first order i take into account these things: price, quality,  availability, and estimated delivery time. these  are the most important issues i have in mind, the rest is promises that youll find out if the can sustain after the first or even more orders. When a company brags about being about service there is no other way than trying, so to find a good supplier is not only looking and comunicating, it has to involve buying and trying . so in my case i say it again and its no arranged in order of importance, it all depend on the price, quality, availability and estimate delivery time

Quoting from [Saquib]:


Hello everybody,


I just wanted to ask, other than price, what do buyers/buyer's agents/buying houses in the RMG industry look for in suppliers before awarding orders to them?


How important are social compliance issues? Labour conditions? Worker safety? Size of company? Equipment used? Number of years in business? Certifications? Etc, etc. If you were to rank the top 5 most important criteria that a buyer uses to select a supplier, what would they be?


Basically, I am designing a brochure for a new high-tech denim factory located in an Export Processing Zone in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This brochure is intended to create awareness of the company, and hopefully help bring in orders once the company starts production in Q1 2009.


Thanks in advance for your answers - Saquib

I got valuable suggestion here and share same opinion to some of the ideas. A good question from Saquib in " How do I conveince people at the first sight if I do not have reference under my belt" Especially in the virture world of internet?

As a buyer, I prefer to have a look on the sample to evaluate how good the supplier is besides the price offered. If the sample can not match your expectation, there is pointless to get a very best price. I will buy sample from supplier if the price given is within my expectation, if the order involves great fortune, then I will take a trip to visit the factory and discuss face to face to the owner or engineers and random check their products in production.

Besides, preparing of technical paper and specifications are important.

After all, as a member of Alibaba, i prefer to have price in bulk, price in sample and minimum quantity plus products technical data. E-mail, website, instant masseger, fax and telephone, web meeting are good communication tools with your customer but better use more than one communication tool.

Quoting from [Saquib]:


Hello everybody,


I just wanted to ask, other than price, what do buyers/buyer's agents/buying houses in the RMG industry look for in suppliers before awarding orders to them?


How important are social compliance issues? Labour conditions? Worker safety? Size of company? Equipment used? Number of years in business? Certifications? Etc, etc. If you were to rank the top 5 most important criteria that a buyer uses to select a supplier, what would they be?


Basically, I am designing a brochure for a new high-tech denim factory located in an Export Processing Zone in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This brochure is intended to create awareness of the company, and hopefully help bring in orders once the company starts production in Q1 2009.


Thanks in advance for your answers - Saquib

Hello,Saquib,

        I think it is the most important is that honest,and communite easy,delivery time short,

This is a very popular question to many new importers, so I post here hope to be useful for you. although it is a old question, but there is still many buyers do know know the bellow skills.

Here are some ways for your reference:

1. To give a small order for testing to your supplier.

2. If big order, ask any helper to help you to verify the company for you have a pre-shipment inspection, it cost just a little.

3. If you can get some cerfitifcates those shows ok to trade with, such like a SGS report of this company, I think it is quite credable.

As you are new in trade with the suppliers, I suggest you to get any one to be your representitive at your local export country, so that they can help you to avoid many problems that may happen. I think you can look into the topic here arround that many buyers here complains about problems happened with the suppliers.

Quoting from [Saquib]:


Hello everybody,


I just wanted to ask, other than price, what do buyers/buyer's agents/buying houses in the RMG industry look for in suppliers before awarding orders to them?


How important are social compliance issues? Labour conditions? Worker safety? Size of company? Equipment used? Number of years in business? Certifications? Etc, etc. If you were to rank the top 5 most important criteria that a buyer uses to select a supplier, what would they be?


Basically, I am designing a brochure for a new high-tech denim factory located in an Export Processing Zone in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This brochure is intended to create awareness of the company, and hopefully help bring in orders once the company starts production in Q1 2009.


Thanks in advance for your answers - Saquib

well whatever u have mentioned r important criterion but my prefarence will be in the following sequence:

1. maintains commitment

2. friendly and adheres to give and take

3. meet my requirement in quality of goods, delivey etc

4. not fussy about price and is realistic

5. works for long term basis

these practical necessaties are a must for a sustaining business

Dear Sir,

We have a big demand of 1.5gg, 3gg ladies stock lot sweater in any quantity as well as need leftover sweater only for mans and ladies.

If you can able to supply it please feel free to contact us immediately. We will give you instant decision for buying it in cash payment.

Awaiting for your kind and prompt reply.

Regards,

Amirul Islam
Partner.
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REBS Collections.
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