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China Stands Tough Against US Imports
The NY Times reports: WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 — Few American industries have had more success in selling goods to China than makers of medical devices like X-rays, pacemakers and patient monitors. Which is why a recent Chinese decree was so troubling. The directive, issued in June, called for burdensome new safety inspections for foreign-made medical [...]
Vancouver-Gangzhou Direct — It’s Gonna Happen
The Zhongnanhai blog is out with a post, entitled “Guangzhou’s immaculate Baiyun Airport to receive direct flights from Vancouver,” on how there will soon be direct flights between Vancouver and Guangzhou. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on this last week to commence such flights in 2009. Zhongnanhai then goes on to describe “Guangzhou’s [...]
Agricultural company selects Insight for supply chain optimization
Ocean Spray, an agricultural cooperative of cranberry and grapefruit growers, has announced that it has selected INSIGHT Inc. as its strategic supply chain design optimization software provider. “INSIGHT best understands the functionality and power needed to solve the increasingly complex issues of supply chain planning. Their focus on strategic supply chain design makes them the [...]
Danwei’s Jeremy Goldkorn explaining China
Jeremy Goldkorn Christine Lu of the China Business Network interviews Danwei’s Jeremy Goldkorn on his experiences as a speaker for both foreign and Chinese audiences, how China does not feel like a third world country anymore, gained freedoms in China and how now all his Chinese friends are richer than he is, while it used [...]
Lodi Memorial Hospital Selects Broadlane For Purchasing Management Services
Broadlane announced that Lodi Memorial Hospital in Lodi, California, has selected the company to provide an array of supply chain services under an exclusive agreement. Under the agreement, Broadlane will provide Lodi Memorial Hospital with access to its “high-powered” national GPO portfolio for consumable supplies, capital equipment, pharmaceuticals and purchased services. Additionally, Lodi Memorial Hospital [...]
Total Recall
The list of recalled made-in-Asia products keeps getting longer and longer… It seems no one is safe anymore: to name only a few , your kids may damage their brain or become comatose when playing with their favorite toys, you can ingest poisonous chemicals while brushing your teeth should you observe basic hygiene rules, or [...]
Total Recall
The list of recalled made-in-Asia products keeps getting longer and longer??? It seems no one is safe anymore: to name only a few , your kids may damage their brain or become comatose when playing with their favorite toys, you can ingest poisonous chemicals while brushing your teeth should you observe basic hygiene rules, or [...]
Countries Who Invest in Logistics Compete Better
A couple of weeks ago, I threw out the argument that the potential success of Vietnam was severely limited over the next 5 years because their logistics infrastructure was not in place to support large amounts of FDI… Well, as it turns out the World Bank agrees with me, or at least their recent Logistics [...]
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