In software, a bug crashes an app. In global sourcing, a “bug” cracks a wooden salad bowl inside your customer’s kitchen and triggers a wave of 1-star reviews on Amazon. We recently tested our first batch of tableware samples intended for the US market. Visually? They were beautiful. The wood grain was gorgeous, and the […]
In global export, mega-factories often rely on a “closed-loop” model—controlling everything from raw materials to the final product. However, for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), attempting to operate a massive, fully integrated production line can become a dangerous “cost trap” due to heavy capital investment and equipment depreciation. Instead of trying to do it all,
A few days ago, I joined an online seminar room filled with Vietnam’s exporters. We were there for a private community briefing hosted by Vietgo. Everyone in the room had one question: With geopolitical tensions in the Middle East driving ocean freight rates through the roof, how is the export market going to survive? As
Take Pham Phu Thu Street in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, for example. It is a dedicated hub where textile manufacturers, wholesalers, and fabric traders gather. From premium cotton blends and technical sportswear fabrics to certified sustainable materials (like OEKO-TEX or US Cotton Trust Protocol standards), you can find everything within a single square kilometer.
Hello everyone, and welcome to this factory tour! I am Taiho, and I’m here at a marble and granite plant located in Long An Province, Vietnam. Here, we have large blocks of marble and granite from Binh Dinh Province, which is a central region in Vietnam. Next, we move to the Cutting and Slicing Section,
Before founding Pacific Goods Vietnam, I spent a decade on the concrete floors of manufacturing plants helping them implement ERP systems and digitalize operations. I didn’t just see the polished showrooms or the flawless English catalogs prepared for global buyers. I saw the real balance sheets and the messy internal bottlenecks. One particular factory taught
Completely “invisible” on Google Maps. No photos, no reviews, no digital footprint whatsoever. But when I tracked them down during a remote sourcing audit, I uncovered a precision-machining powerhouse that absolutely blew me away. A few days ago, my GPS led me to an address that looked like anything but a high-tech manufacturing plant. I
A few days ago, I was on an on-site visit to a major footwear export manufacturer. The factory’s executive director led me toward the final packaging zone at the end of the line. A small, isolated setup caught my eye, causing me to stop in my tracks. In that quiet corner sat two operators, a
In the global fruit trade, most suppliers only show you their “Success Stories.” At Pacific-Goods Vietnam, we believe that a Buyer’s greatest risk isn’t a high price—it’s a supplier who doesn’t know what to do when things go wrong. Today, I want to show you a “hidden” side of the Vietnamese market: The “Rescue” (Giải
For example, this indoor furniture with a round 100 employees, is located in a rural area, I can’t find out in the first place the locations, even if the company’s owner sends me the GPS of the factory. Or this factory has just been set up for like half a year. Before that, they didn’t