China
It looks like my predictions that the China craze may soon be coming to an end, first expressed in mid-2006 when I asked if low cost country sourcing to China was really innovative, are coming true. Consider this recent Slate article that points out how we’re now in the last days of cheap chinese [...]
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Over on China Spend Matters, Jason has just completed his second 27-part PBS-like Series on the ins and outs of China Sourcing - which I’m sure will immediately be followed by his third 27-Part PBS-like Series on the lessons learned upon further reflection from being on-the-ground in China. However, in the interim, as I did [...]
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Over on China Matters, Jason just completed his initial 27-part PBS-like Series on the hazards of China Sourcing - which is certainly to be followed by the 27-Part PBS-like Series on the benefits of sourcing in the new China - but in the interim, I’d highly recommend you take this opportunity to catch up if [...]
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In my first post, I summarized some of the fascinating insights to come out of MFG.com’s James Jin and Mitch Free on the current hullaballoo about China, and the recent VAT rebate reductions and cancellations in particular. In this post, I’m going to discuss some of the great tips that were provided by Lisa [...]
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About an hour ago, the webinar by the same name, hosted by MFG.com and Aptium Global, and moderated by none other than Spend Matters own Jason Busch, wrapped up. This webinar had some fascinating insights into the current state of China sourcing, which has many people in a frenzy due to the massive VAT [...]
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Perhaps not yet ready to stop celebrating US independence, the elusive Tony Poshek, the inventor of The Puddy Principle to Strategic Sourcing, and our very own Cynical Sorcer(er), has decided to stop throwing us bloggers scraps and yesterday, for the first time, offered us a glimpse into the mind of the manic marauder with his [...]
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Ashton Udall has a good discussion on why the Chinese are likely to copy your products and steal your Intellectual Property over on the Product Global blog (which was inspired by a posting on the DesignSojourn blog). The great thing about the post is he breaks it down into two major themes, each [...]
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Another very interesting article in the Economist last month was an article on retailing in China entitled Ready for warfare in the aisles that indicated that not only is China a market of unprecedented opportunity for both domestic and foreign retailers, but it is also a battleground where only the strong will surive.
At the same [...]
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Reading the economist last month, I encountered a number of articles related to China, which is not unusual, but one was entitled Something new: Getting Serious About Innovation (membership required for full article). Considering most of us still equate China with the tail-end of Low Cost Country Sourcing, factories, and knock-offs, the two words seem [...]
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