Define and screen
Lock the product, market, volume and decision criteria, then build and contact a target pool of up to 10–15 candidate manufacturers. If the market is narrower, document that finding.
Fixed project · Factory decision
China Supplier Sourcing Sprint
Turn one defined product into a screened factory market, comparable quotes, samples and a buyer-owned supplier decision.
Discuss this offer- Commercial model
- Fixed project
- Working cycle
- 3–4 weeks to sourcing decision
- Base scope
- One defined product family
Screen the production route, then compare the commercial route.
Input lockedDefined product briefMarket · volume · timing · decision criteria
Target marketup to 10–15→Qualified routetarget 3–5
RouteMOQLead timeOpen risk
A · directAlignedConfirmedTooling
B · flexibleLowerPendingCapacity
The paid decision
A list of factories is not the product.
The paid outcome is a defensible supplier decision: who actually manufactures the product, what each quote includes, which risks remain and which route the buyer should own.
Use this when
- 01
You have a defined product, reference or current supplier to replace.
- 02
Alibaba responses and quotations cannot be compared on the same basis.
- 03
You need China-side ownership across outreach, samples and negotiation.
Source workflow
Three phases. One accountable handover.
Qualify and compare
Target 3–5 credible factories where market depth supports it, check the manufacturing route and compare original quotes and one sample round on the same basis.
Decide and hand over
Negotiate the viable route and deliver factory identities, original quotes, risks and a written supplier recommendation.
Buyer-owned outputs
The work ends with usable assets, not a verbal update.
Target candidate market map of up to 10–15 factories
Original quotations and normalised comparison
Factory identities, negotiation plan and decision memo
Relevant operating evidenceDirectmanufacturer relationship established
In a selected supplier-reset engagement, ARBO identified the production route and helped the buyer move beyond an opaque trading layer.
View supporting caseScope and extensions+
Separately scoped
- Onsite factory visit or buyer representation
- Additional sample-development round
- Laboratory, engineering or regulatory coordination
- Sample consolidation and international dispatch
Operating boundary+
The sprint requires a usable product brief, target market, expected volume and decision date. Samples, courier, tooling, testing, travel and onsite work are separately approved and prepaid. If market depth cannot support a viable shortlist or comparable quotes, the deliverable becomes a documented stop or route-change decision.
Offer 01 · Source