Research and analysis on China manufacturing, supplier verification, procurement risk, and investment decisions.
Many “factories” are merely trading fronts with no real production capability or assets.
Suppliers often exaggerate capacity while secretly relying on unauthorized subcontracting.
Approved samples rarely match mass production, masking material substitution and quality fade.
Many suppliers operate as intermediaries, hiding the real manufacturer and control risks.
A forensic supply chain audit revealed 68,000+ unauthorized units produced using a client’s $65k injection mold. Shot counter data exposed a ghost-shift manufacturing operation in Shenzhen.