With global expansion, the internet and B2B trading readily available in today’s world why outsource? It is plain sailing, surely?
Here is a list of the benefits and potential pitfalls whilst product sourcing from low-cost overseas companies:
Potential Benefits
Potential Pitfalls
Focus on core competencies
Lack of overseas product sourcing knowledge
Reduce internal costs in the form of office time and also travel and subsistence
Lack of personnel to manage overseas product sourcing locally due to extra time required
Reduce risks (financial and non financial eg bad press due to use of child labour)
Language barriers
Increase security of your IP, by only contacting pre-approved factories
No local presence in low-cost countries targeted sourcing areas
Accelerated project completion
Time differences
Gain access to external knowledge
Insufficient logistical experience
Make / Buy decisions become a possibility
Poor quality goods received
Increased number of suppliers available
No goods received
Your volumes leveraged alongside other customers
Lack of overseas legal and local product sourcing knowledge
Simplified contact (UK based)
Cultural issues
If outsourcing is researched and subsequently managed correctly it will deliver hugely positive impacts to your business in the form improved profit figures, reduced working capital and increased market share. But please be aware that the opposite is also true! If you do not know what you are doing and if problems happen you will be fighting to recover the position, credibility and possibly money.
That is why you shouldcontact us at ASD Sourcing and we will manage your product sourcing in China, Asia and Central / Eastern Europe by utilising our knowledge, experience and contacts in global sourcing "as the grass (or tea) is not always greener on the other side".
It costs you NOTHING to try our services our review and quotation services are totally FREE, you just need to provide us with a package of information to start the process and let ASD Sourcing provide you all the benefits and none of the pitfalls of product sourcing in China and other low-cost countries
With global expansion, the internet and B2B trading readily available in today’s world why outsource? It is plain sailing, surely? 
If outsourcing is researched and subsequently managed correctly it will deliver hugely positive impacts to your business in the form improved profit figures, reduced working capital and increased market share. But please be aware that the opposite is also true! If you do not know what you are doing and if problems happen you will be fighting to recover the position, credibility and possibly money.
That is why you should