Logistics · Shipping A buyer sourcing dining chairs from one Foshan factory, a sideboard from another, and lighting from a third rarely has enough volume from any single supplier to fill a container. Cargo consolidation solves that problem — but it introduces its own timing, handling, and cost tradeoffs that catch first-time buyers off guard. […]
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Logistics · Procurement Roles Buyers new to China sourcing often assume a freight forwarder and a sourcing agent are two names for the same service, or that hiring one makes the other unnecessary. Neither is true. A freight forwarder moves a shipment that already exists — booked cargo, a finished order, a container ready to […]