Chinese authority Dr. Kerry Brown writes on issues that face China as the nation struggles to cope with rising discontent and …
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China Manufacturing
The China factor amid a global crisis
China’s manufacturing wages: The Olympic hangover
Low-end manufacturers for toys and textiles will choose to relocate their facilities, while high-tech companies will …
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7 1/2 ways to win business in China
If you want to create good business ambience, simple gifts from your home state or town go down well – especially items …
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Sanmina-SCI EMS profile and other challenges
JPMorgan goes one step further to state Sanmina-SCI has a flawed vertical strategy, citing the Company’s focus on …
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China’s fall from grace and the Samsung scandal
Many people within the industry were not so reluctant or restrained to comment on the situation, and felt this latest bulletin was …
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Outsourcing’s influence on Dell’s manufacturing overhaul
Dell's recent Austin closure and plans for improved operating costs are no doubt influenced by a move to a an outsourcing model that …
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China’s labor source and the impact of one billion pigs
Wage inflation in China has joined commodity inflation. Cheap labor is now, in fact, not so cheap. A new labor law will place further obligations on employees, and is due to be implemented this year.
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Alliance for American Manufacturing cites China’s practices, pricing for U.S. job loss
March 25, 2008 – Analysis by the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) found that the U.S. trade deficit with China has taken a …
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The EMS business forecast – A tale of two scenarios
This outlook is based in part on the macroeconomic forecast data available through mid-February, which formed our most likely scenario: the U.S. would …
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Chinese authority Dr. Kerry Brown on China’s issues and western ways
Kerry Brown, Ph.D. is the author of ‘Struggling Giant: China in the 21st Century’ and, ‘The Rise of the Dragon: Chinese Inward and Outward Investment in the Reform Period.’ He is also a committee member with 48 Group Club, a business network committed to promoting positive relations with China, and …
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