05Process
Procurement does not buy promises, it buys process. Each stage states what you hand over, the document you get back and the typical duration.
You provide
Drawing, technical data sheet, applicable standard, target volume and final destination.
You receive
A written, consolidated specification with every ambiguity listed for your decision.
Typical duration: PLACEHOLDER
You provide
Approval of the specification and of the cut-off criteria.
You receive
An audit report per supplier: licence, capability, production line and photographic evidence.
Typical duration: PLACEHOLDER
You provide
Approval or rejection of each sample received.
You receive
A comparison of at least three independent quotes and an approved golden sample.
Typical duration: PLACEHOLDER
You provide
Commercial approval and release of the first payment.
You receive
A signed order carrying quality, lead-time, tooling and intellectual property clauses.
Typical duration: PLACEHOLDER
You provide
Nothing. This stage runs on us.
You receive
A first-article report and a mid-run report, with photographs and defect classification.
Typical duration: PLACEHOLDER
You provide
Approval of the pre-shipment report.
You receive
An AQL inspection report, a container loading record and booking confirmation.
Typical duration: PLACEHOLDER
You provide
Tax details and the delivery address.
You receive
The complete document pack, the realised landed cost and a programme closing report.
Typical duration: PLACEHOLDER
04Origins
China and the United States are not the same operation at a different address. The mode, the lead time, the tax structure and the kind of risk you carry all change.
22°32′N 114°04′E
Shenzhen · Ningbo · Yiwu · Guangzhou
Production scale, tooling to specification and factory pricing. In exchange it demands supplier auditing and on-site inspection — the cost of skipping that shows up whole, inside the container.
33°44′N 118°16′W
Los Angeles · Miami · Houston · New York
Short lead times, settled technical standards and less documentary friction. In exchange the unit price is higher and tariff exposure needs a case-by-case reading.
10Contact
The more specific the brief, the faster the first useful answer. We reply within one business day, Asunción time (UTC−3).