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At Intrasolutions & Consulting, our sourcing evaluation service is designed to get you from start to the point at which you sign an agreement with the most appropriate supplier. We conduct the tactical management of your project from our on-the-ground location in China ensuring timely project facilitation as well as productivity of your time.

Specifically, with regards to sourcing evaluations, we conduct the following work which can be contracted as a whole project or as individual items when appropriate:

We identify a master spreadsheet of suppliers that are capable of manufacturing the items that you require. Our master spreadsheet is derived from our own unique methodology derived from our years of experience and relationships with industry experts. The supplier identification spreadsheet contains full contact details of each supplier that is considered for evaluation and will have an opportunity to issue a quotation.

Upon completing the master supplier list, we then attempt to gain an initial ranking as to who are the better suppliers. We issue an RFI template in an attempt to request that suppliers give us further details about their business. Items for evaluation on the RFI are details from size of the company, current countries exported to, quality certificates obtained, etc.

Some of our clients would like to keep their information confidential. We require all prospective suppliers to sign a confidentiality agreement to ensure that information is not passed on to third parties.

• Factory inspections

We conduct initial on site factory inspections of your prospective suppliers in order to gauge the overall quality of their manufacturing facility. A scorecard is recorded based on the inspection in order to help further rank the prospective suppliers in terms of overall quality. During the factory visit, we also review the product specifications and drawings directly with the supplier to address any questions that they may have. This process ensures timely feedback of the quotation as well as quotation accuracy. The questions submitted by the suppliers are correlated and delivered to you, the client, for clarification. The complete set of questions with the corresponding answers is then delivered to all of the prospective suppliers in the RFQ process mentioned below.

Upon completion of the factory inspections, we issue an RFQ package to the prospective suppliers for quotation on your product. The RFQ is either designed by our in house staff, or we can use one that has been predesigned from your organization.

We manage the inflow of these quotations, the supplier issues and questions, and the process of delivering the information to you in a clear and concise format that can easily be compared from supplier to supplier.

Prior to entering the negotiating phase, some of our clients would like to visit the top 3 to 5 prospective suppliers themselves. We welcome our clients to do so and will be happy to accompany you on these visits as dictated by your needs.

Some of our customers request a detailed factory audit before making a decision on a supplier. The key areas for the audit are the production management, quality management system, business licenses, business ethics, and historical financials. Due to the level of detail.

The Intrasolutions & Consulting staff are experts at negotiating the best deals on behalf of our clients as well as writing purchasing contracts. They focus on this activity daily and understand the specific requirements and market rates in China .

All of the above services include continuous feedback of the progress of the project. Upon project conclusion, you will receive a consolidated binder including all details, company brochures, and photos taken at the inspection location.

The key advantages of this service are:

• More productive visits. Enable yourself to make the most out of your trip to China . Our staff work for you and weed out not appropriate suppliers. You spend your time visiting and evaluating only the best suppliers.
  
• Consistent supplier communications. Provides a single point of contact for your suppliers in China with a consistent telephone number and address in order for them to relay questions and inquires.

• Earlier project completion. With Intrasolutions & Consulting acting as your team in China, we are constantly working with the suppliers to achieve the necessary deliverables. This constant attention enables earlier project completion.

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