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China labor new shortage: fewer workers with higher saleries is the new norm

Roger — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:04:20 +0000

After returning from the Chinese new year, its quickly becoming apparent that this year, the hottest topics being discussed by business owners in furniture manufacturing circles are: How many of your workers returned back to work after this year’s holiday? How much later did they return from their hometowns? How much of an increase are paying them this [...]

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3d CAD software for furniture design

Roger — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:20:04 +0000

Quick post on CAD programs for the furniture design industry, since I was recently asked about this from a customer. Pro Level Solidworks ( http://www.solidworks.com ) Rhino ( http://www.rhinocad.co.uk/) Pro/ENGINEER ( http://www.ptc.com/products/proengineer/) Autodesk AliasStudio ( http://usa.autodesk.com ) Catia (http://www.3ds.com/products/catia/ ) Intericad ( http://www.yfcad.com/Products/intericad6000.php) Concept unlimitedÂ ( http://www.csi-concepts.com) Super Basic Mobi3d ( http://www.mobi3d.ro ) Woody ( http://www.almod-corp.com/woody20_en.htm) Basic Furniture Design (BFD) ( http://www.homia.com.au/ ) SketchList 3D ( http://www.sketchlist.com/ [...]

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China’s furniture exporters face tough times amid global financial crisis

Roger — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:04:50 +0000

China furniture export woes (if video does not load click here for original video from Reuters) China’s furniture exporters face tough times amid global financial crisis is a post from: The ACF China Co - Millstone Trading

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The saga of LinkWise Furniture, Conforama and allergies from your sofa

Roger — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:23:22 +0000

Melamine milk anyone? Once again, quality concerns are back in the headlines, this time concerning tainted milk (or shall I say for a second time, as this already occurred once before). Tainted, tainted, tainted. Its all about tainted. First we had fake baby formula. Then tainted pet food. There were recalled tires and lets not [...]

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A video visit to toxic Linfen, China: The most polluted city on earth

Roger — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:07:44 +0000

Initially, had no idea who these VBS guys are, but I came across their site doing a search on North Korea (I know, I know but it looks like an interesting place to visit). Along the way, I noticed their documentary series on LinFen in Shanxi province, which is supposedly one of the most polluted [...]

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Design Phase: The initial steps to manufacturing your home decor products in Asia.

Roger — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:47:12 +0000

A potential customer recently contacted us, inquiring about how to have their home decor product produced in Asia. Of course, after the initial chit-chat, next comes the standard question of “how do we move forward / what are the next steps.” A lot of people ask this question and so I wanted to share a [...]

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China’s Most Wanted Counterfeiter

Roger — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:32:32 +0000

I can’t remember where I saw this article on the web though apparently it was originally written for Time.com. It came out in January and I have been meaning to post it up here for quite some time, though only just getting around to it now. Much of what occurred seemed to echo my [...]

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Custom-made furniture – still custom made, except now its made in China instead.

Roger — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:51:35 +0000

This article on custom made furniture is a little bit outdated (2004) but nevertheless remains quite relevant. HOWEVER, what they don’t discuss in the article is the differences in custom built vs custom made. Custom made furniture is made in quantity according to the customers designs and specifications. Custom built furniture is similar in [...]

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Brits Get Rich In China! A humorous look at business in China.

Roger — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:33:47 +0000

“Hilarious. Absolutely Brilliant. And a dead-on accurate depiction of what REALLY occurs in China.” As China develops (well, some parts of China anyways) and Starbucks Coffee keeps putting up more coffee shops (Did you know there are already 55 in Beijing alone?), its easy to forget what really lays just beneath the surface. For all the [...]

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Low Cost vs. Low Quality?

Roger — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:57:22 +0000

A simple comparison Comparison price shopping is common, in order to locate the best deal. A particular television model may be priced at $200 dollars at one store but found on elsewhere on sale for $20 less by the savvy shopper. Sure, pre and post sales service may differ slightly per retailer, but the actual [...]

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