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Reebok’s Failed Union, David Dollar’s Take on China, and DBIC for Dummies
Studying Reebok’s Union Election Prior to its sale to Adidas, Reebok was one of the leading sports apparel firms. Of course, it feel on hard time and thus was sold to Adidas, but before its integration it did something I have never heard of. It proactively engaged the union, it pushed for elections, and it [...]
Minxin Pei’s Take on China
Often times in china, it is hard to see the trees from the forest. One runs around from meeting to meeting, typing reports, and doing quick assessments of what is by far the most dynamic market in the world. At times, trying to take it all in and connect all the dots is just something [...]
Excuse my Absence.. I have been Traveling
While it may seem impossible, for the first time in 6 months I failed to write a single post for 5 days. Of course, I have had a good reason….. Fly to Beijing (12 hours), drive to Tianjin and visit parks with clients 36 hours, fly to Shangahi then drive to Suzhou (36 hours), a [...]
Excuse my Absence.. I have been in Suzhou, Tianjin, and Beiijing
While it may seem impossible, for the first time in 6 months I failed to write a single post for 5 days. Of course, I have had a good reason….. Fly to Beijing (12 hours), drive to Tianjin and visit parks with clients 36 hours, fly to Shangahi then drive to Suzhou (36 hours), a [...]
CNN Report: Made in China
With all the media attention on the recent recalls and food safety, it should come as no surprise that something would end up on Youtube. I am just surprised that CNN’s half hour program “Made in China” made it on. John Vause and his colleagues in the U.S. and E.U. developed a program looking at [...]
Securing Your Supply Chain in China – Part 2
Part 3 starts off with a case study of working with a car accessory project (wanted a quality product at a savings) that started with 30 suppliers, and then narrowed down to 5.. but there were some issues: All of them were trying to aggressively looking to expand to U.s., so educating a potential competitor [...]
Securing Your Supply Chain in China – Part 1
Following my pattern of posts related to the importance of supplier management in China, I found the below Youtube series entitled Sourcing Strategies China — Find the Right Suppliers, and the series is a must watch for anyone who has been able to see the forest from the trees and is still interested in China [...]
Prologis China: If You Build It, They Will Come
With logistics being one of the major themes of All Roads Lead to China, it was a pleasant surprise to find this Youtube video. An interview conducted by SCMP of Angela Zhao (VP of Investment), this interview gives viewers a basic understanding of their plans. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhQYIjrw6cE In the interview, Ms. Zhao was asked: 1) What [...]
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