Christopher Runckel
President of Runckel & Associates in Portland, Ore.
Runckel helps large and small companies outsource manufacturing to Asia.
"Do your due diligence. That involves checking with other clients and a visit to the [outsourcer's] plant. The visit needs to provide an understanding of production, quality control, suppliers and manufacturing conditions. And you have to sit down with your producer and think through all of the flow and production."