Read what the Pacific Basin Economic Council chairman says about focusing on Asia-Pacific business interests and challenges facing companies expanding into Asian markets, and more.
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Tag Archives: china
Trade, finance, and economic development – interview with PBEC chairman Scott Price
China: How to negotiate and other Chinese business practices
You’ve got the meeting set up in Shanghai. Congratulations. With visa and bilingual business cards in hand, a Mandarin phrase book with a practiced toast, and appropriate gift for your Chinese host, what’s next to seal the deal in China?
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China RoHS and beyond – interview with Underwriters Laboratories executive David C. Haataja
Mr. Haataja is vice president and general manager for UL's restricted substances compliance solutions. Read insights Mr. Haataja shares on RoHS in China and other countries; locating suppliers that are RoHS compliant, RoHS compliance documentation, RoHS legislative developments, and more.
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15 Lessons from a global sourcing manager
China is not the only low cost solution. China has become a ‘buzz word’ for many companies. Sourcing managers must be prepared to objectively inform company management whenever it is determined the company should not go to China on a particular component; sub-assembly, or product program.
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Lean outsourcing: It’s coming
Lean outsourcing. Think about it. Here are two terms that are, on their face, contradictory. Yet the combination of lean manufacturing and outsourcing is on its way. How is this possible? The answer is two words – Cisco Systems.
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China v. India for your product manufacturing
In the Philippines, where the Chinese population is 3 percent, it also manages to control 70 percent of all business. Thailand’s population is 3 percent Chinese, and yet the Chinese control 60 percent of the trade. India does have limitations. It does no executive any good to have printed circuit boards or finished goods inventory in an Indian factory and be unable to reliably move inventory to, and beyond, air or seaport in a timely and efficient manner.
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VO Webinar on Outsourcing Electronics in China Attracts Technology Professionals from more than 25 Countries
Enrollees included a wide range of technology OEM, EMS, and ODM management executives, venture capitalists and their portfolio company executives, investment bankers, supply chain vendors, and various other attendees from more than 25 countries who also participated in the live, 20 minute question and answer period concluding the event.
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