Martin Christopher, a British supply chain management expert pointed out that “the future competition is no longer the competition between enterprises and enterprises, but the competition between supply chain and supply chain”.
From the day I devoted myself to the building materials industry, I’m keep on exploring the value that I can provide to my customers. We are playing the role of a traditional supplier, the “supply” is one of the most valuable things we can do. However, the international market is changing with each passing day, a good vendor should not just sell products, but sell “Quality & Services”. Therefore, we want to provide tips on helping practitioners boost supply efficiency and help to solve all the issues they care about in their solid surface sanitary ware business.
A superior supplier must have a great awareness of what their customers most care about. One of their concerns is “What is the value you can provide?” A simple graph to show you “What we can do to Optimized Your Supply Chain”:
The Purchase Cost
A principle on purchasing: “it is meaningless to talk about price regardless of quality, as there is no cheap product in China, only cheaper and cheaper as long as you need it. Take the small white above counter basin on the right picture as an example. You will receive dozens of offers with different costs after you post your inquiry on the internet a few days later. If you don’t want to lose in the illusive quotation. You just need to remember to take the quality, the maintenance costs, the potential risks into consideration while evaluating the purchase cost you got from the vendors, then you can easily find the offer that can match your budget and requirements.
* Let’s evaluate this washbasin together:
- The casting mold body dimension tolerance can be controlled by 0.003%.
- International standard faucet hole and drain hole to make sure it suits perfectly while installation.
- The surface finish needs to polish to super fine and smooth touch feeling, it’s not easy especially for the basin with small grain inside. The nice finish basin is easy maintenance with a wet cloth and cleanser.
- This vanity sink is combined with a black stainless steel metal base. It will be more strictly for the flatness while the sink is for the cabinet. We got a test standard for a high-quality cabinet basin.
The Product Performance
In addition to the purchase cost, the evaluation also needs to take the product performance into account. The performance of the product is reflected in several aspects: quality performance, functionalities, technique advance, R&D possibility.
* Quality Performance: The raw materials are one of the most important factors affecting a solid surface sink or a bathtub, a shower tray. We know yellowing is the natural quality of “solid surface” material. If you want the sanitary ware you purchased to be long-lasting and stay its primary color as long as possible, then select the supplier that uses top-grade ingredients.
* Functionalities: Only in strict accordance with the sanding process, the finished product’s surface can be Pore Free. These nonporous surfaces when properly cleaned, do not promote the growth of mold and mildew, making them ideal choices for bathroom bathtubs, washbasins.
* Technique advance, R&D possibility: If you want to engage in solid surface sanitary ware for a long time, make sure your company is competitive in products selection, and the products you sell are in sustainable development. Then a strong supply chain is more important than ever before. Please do remember to find a supplier who has the advanced technique, equipment and R&D abilities.
A Strong Sanitary Ware Factory
I work together with experienced masters, and the factory is ISO audited, workshops. We develop new designs and bespoke plumbing products for distributors, wholesalers and construction projects every month.
- Principle – All products are full inspection one by one. Our principle is: “Do not produce defective products, do not accept defective products, do not sell defective products.”
- Delivery – A professional supplier will declare the delivery time on the official order/invoice, which would be a commitment and protection to the buyer’s benefit. Beyond that, the production capacities and supply abilities are the guarantees of on-time delivery.
- We are super easy to work with – After-sales services teams are by members with years of experience masters and professional sales representatives, support customers to solve all issues with high efficiency.
Want to know more about “How to optimize your supply chain for your sanitary ware business?” All you need to do is send an inquiry to me here or by email, Eshine team is here for you on 7/24.
Cheers!
