Download or read book Analysis on Implementation of Global Sourcing in China of Multinational Companies written by Nanjun Liu and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Strategic Global Sourcing Best Practices written by Fred Sollish and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest best practice guidance on all aspects of global strategic sourcing-including environmental and international issues Strategic Global Sourcing Best Practices covers the latest trends and leading edge processes in global strategic sourcing, including supply management, t, sustainability, financial decisions, risk management, and international strategies. Offers the latest trends and guidance for sourcing and supply managers Features coverage of understanding sourcing, procurement and supply management, procurement and best business practices, best practices in sourcing management and global sourcing management, financial strategies for sourcing, responsible procurement,diversity procurement, managing risk, supplier selection, project management for procurement and supply managers, managing supplier relationships, international sourcing, managing supplier relationships supply management operations, With the rise of global supply chains, environmental/sustainability concerns, and constantly evolving technology, the time is right for understanding Strategic Global Sourcing Best Practices.

Download or read book Global Sourcing written by Gerd Kerkhoff and published by Wiley-VCH. This book was released on 2006-07-21 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Globalization is often held responsible for downsizing and increasing stress of competition. However, the opportunity to secure jobs and to strengthen one's own business and competitive situation lies in globalization itself. Professional global sourcing not only strengthens the entrepreneurial profit potential, but also strengthens the development and quality potential, which can be realized by sourcing from competent international suppliers. Kerkhoff encourages to regard the unstoppable globalization as an opportunity, and to ensure early competitive advantage. Practical examples and recommendations by the procurement expert Kerkhoff help conduct successful operations on the international stage of procurement."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book Global Sourcing and Supply Management Excellence in China written by Marc Helmold and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides readers a holistic and pragmatic approach towards supply management in China. It elaborates on how supply management should integrate the optimum level, and a combination of quality, cost and delivery. In addition to serving as a guide on how to address cultural barriers, apply supply tools and concepts, it also illustrates the best practices in supply management in China. It draws from a large number of best practices of companies from automotive to railway, to convince other functional departments and higher management that supply management plays the most fundamental role in any organization due to the high number of value adding activities which are coming from suppliers. These practices have been derived by a multi-methodical approach including interviews with supply management leaders from industry and experts in academia, making it as unique and a suitable a guide for practitioners and academics.

Download or read book Global Sourcing Procurement in China written by Hauke Jensen and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelor Thesis from the year 2005 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 1,7, Kiel University of Applied Sciences, 89 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The matter of China Sourcing is at present being given little or medium-level priority by many companies. This however is not consistent with the potential which this matter offers with reference to procurement costs and consequently one's own competitive position. In the near future China will advance to become the procurement market par excellence. Today, it already has a large supply base, which in the next few years will lead to China developing into one of the most aggressive competitors in the world. This will lead to an increase in procurement from China. However, it is misplaced to rush into the "adventure" of procurement in China. Thorough preparation is necessary to be successful in the Chinese market. Procurement in China does not only offer opportunities but it is afflicted by risks and problems. The focus of this book is directed towards 5 important problem areas: a lack of market transparency, difficulty in establishing contacts, underdeveloped logistics infrastructure, a lack of product quality, unusual negotiating strategies. The reader is made sensitive to these problem areas. At the same time, it provides practical advice to overcome these problems and gives purchasers useful information and hints in practical business situations. This guide is aimed at purchasing managers in production companies who have not yet had experience of dealing with or in China and who would like to start.

Download or read book Sourcing in China written by G. Nassimbeni and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-06-06 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the inducements, advantages and obstacles faced by enterprises in the development of a sourcing channel in China. A taxonomy of the sourcing typologies is proposed and a normative model is described choice. The book examines the paths leading to an effective sourcing channel and International Purchasing Office in China.

Download or read book The Globalization of Chinese Companies written by Arthur Yeung and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China business experts analyze the next wave of Chinese corporate giants as they emerge into the global marketplace The rise of China and its major corporations will be a key economic development in this century. Even as leading Chinese firms show their muscle through ambitious acquisitions of firms like Thinkpad and RCA, many western investors and business leaders know little or nothing about them. This book looks at the rise of Chinese firms, who they are, how they'll change the global competitive landscape, their strengths and weaknesses, and how established western firms might meet the challenges and opportunities this trend presents. Throughout the book, the authors examine and highlight the major differences between Chinese and western firms, particularly differences related to corporate leadership and organizational structure, how and why they choose M&A targets, global workforces, and political issues like unionization. A comprehensive, expert examination of emerging Chinese global corporations and how they will affect the global economy Ideal for investors and executives of western companies Written by a team of top China business experts and curated by the editor of the Chinese edition of the Harvard Business Review For anyone who wants to understand the future of Chinese companies and the opportunities and challenges their global emergence will present, The Globalization of Chinese Companies offers comprehensive, expert insight.

Download or read book CHINA EDITION Sustainable Champions written by Fu Jia and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the face of strong competitive pressure and a dynamic market, multinational companies in China are forced to innovate with extraordinary pace and inventiveness. Environmental sustainability is a vital benchmark, and is a key driver for the best companies in each sector – many of them allied with the WWF Climate Savers programme. Sustainable Champions shows how nine leading multinational companies - including Nestlé, HP, Tetra Pak and Sony - are dealing with environmental, supply chain and ethical challenges in China. The book illuminates some of their transformative practices, and the impact this is having on business in China and beyond. The concluding cross-case analysis of supply chain and environmental challenges faced by leading international firms presents key lessons for business and for sustainability champions. Sustainable Champions: How International Companies are Changing the Face of Business in China is essential reading for researchers and course leaders seeking on-the-ground examples of local environmental challenges, and any company doing business in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. With a Foreword by Simon Zadek, Distinguished Fellow, Academy of Business in Society, Visiting Scholar, Tsinghua School of Economics and Management.

Download or read book Global Operations Sourcing Strategy written by Y. Chen and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We report on a survey of global manufacturing sourcing decisions that were made by multi-national companies operating in China. Based on responses from Chinese managers, the survey explored explicit sourcing and technology company decisions. The analysis provided insights into what these firms are doing with respect to global sourcing and why they are doing so. Analysis of the responses also shed light on how these decisions were made. Our results tested the validity of various arguments that have been put forward to predict or explain the pattern of global sourcing shifts that is taking place. The key takeaways from this paper are 1) the observed pattern of decision making, which can be grouped into dominant flows, indicates that re-shoring to the developed economies is not happening on a large scale and that shifting in and out of and within China is occurring with direction and reasons dependent on the particular industry, and 2) insight into the fact that that firms are evaluating complex tradeoffs when making both technology and sourcing decisions and thus a single dominant driver, such as labor cost, does not adequately explain the observed patterns.

Download or read book Global Production written by Eberhard Abele and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-26 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global production and purchasing operations create a platform for entry into new markets. However, it takes considerable effort to plan and implement a sustainable globalization strategy; this book will help in that task. The wealth of experience and analysis featured in this book is the result of an extensive survey among leading manufacturing companies as well as countless discussions with executives who have personally wrestled with the issues of "going global." The book treats the whole range of management challenges. In breadth and depth, the insights it offers surpass what a manager or most individual companies could acquire on their own.

Download or read book Research Handbook on the Globalization of Chinese Firms written by Craig C Julian and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-25 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive research Handbook encompasses an expansive range of perspectives on the globalization process of Chinese firms. Eminent global scholars provide contributions on a variety of topics, including: « industrial innovation&

Download or read book Introducing Electronic Supply Chain Collaboration in China written by Thomas Christian Fendt and published by Univerlagtuberlin. This book was released on 2010 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Transformation Through Global Value Chains written by Behnam N. Tabrizi and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will examine case studies from companies who have successfully navigated the new market environment, which presents complex challenges to the global value chain.

Download or read book Continuous Improvement at a Multinational Company written by Arturo Ochoa Gonzalez and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis explores the problem of global supply chain flexibility in the context of a multinational commonly that we refer to as Company X. Company X faces competitive markets, increasingly demanding customers, and internal challenges due to the global extension of previously local business processes. Company X aims not only to produce goods to meet customers' requirements but also to improve the performance of its fundamental business processes. Considering this reality, this thesis explores two main initiatives to accomplish sustainable continuous improvement: 1) maximize flexibility in the Global Value Chain while minimizing waste and variance, and 2) develop a methodology to ensure the successful implementation of improvements. For the optimization of the Global Value Chain, the objective was to enable the company to grow its business as global opportunities present themselves. For this purpose, this thesis proposes a new planning process that both enables assessing the risk on supply and deliveries due to the variability of lead times and includes real options analysis in the planning processes for Region A. As a result, this Dynamic Strategic Global Sourcing Plan will make possible the creation of a plan that captures benefits from increases in project value and insures against losses from decreased project value. In addition to the strategic and tactical work for the optimization of the Value Chain, it is a reality that large-scale transformation requires a deep understanding of the human side. The company's culture, values, people, mindset and capabilities must be changed to ensure a successful implementation of the improvements. On this line, a unique iterative perspective on managing the human side of change that can be adapted to a variety of realities was developed during the course of the research. This technique is iterative and adaptable because transformation is not a one-time event but an ongoing process and the company is a multinational corporation facing different situations on its locations. Overall, the aim and tasks of the thesis deal with sustaining continuous improvement in a dynamic Global Value Chain environment. The Dynamic Strategic Global Sourcing Plan will enable Company X to respond effectively to changes and the Change Management Process will ensure the implementation of the processes needed to make that effective response possible.

Download or read book Sourcing in emerging markets written by Robert Stolt and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2008-02-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 2,1, European Business School - International University Schloß Reichartshausen Oestrich-Winkel (SMI), language: English, abstract: Table of Contents List of Abbreviations i List of Figures and Tables ii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Problem Formulation and Objectives 1 1.2 Course of the Investigation 2 2 Characteristics of Sourcing 3 2.1 The Global Sourcing Theory 3 2.2 The Sourcing Process 4 3 Emerging Markets - Risks and Opportunities of Global Sourcing 7 4 Case Study in Global Sourcing – The Jungheinrich AG 11 Concluding Remarks and Outlook 13 Reference List 15 List of Appendixes 19 Appendix 20 Honourable Declaration 22 1 Introduction 1.1 Problem Formulation and Objectives Global sourcing or sourcing in emerging markets per se is becoming more and more influential, and is a crucial factor of success in many companies. Globalisation is certainly one of the most outstanding phenomena in our today’s world. [...] Especially German companies are facing a multitude of obstacles in their domestic market: High salaries and non-wage labour costs, market saturation and elevated production costs, associated with rising product prices, as well as increasing market dynamism and competi-tiveness forcing the companies to constantly adapt to those changes. Many companies have thus seen an opportunity in global sourcing and moved to emerging market economies (EMEs) in the search for reducing their costs (Heakal, 2003). The foremost reason why those companies move to aspiring markets like China, India, South-East Asia, Eastern Europe or Latin America are the lower wholesale prices in those countries (Kalkowsky, 2006). However, most firms have a different approach to the sourc-ing process and consequently varying success amongst them. This study investigates the strategic challenges of German retail companies in conducting and balancing their sourcing activities in order to respond to the particularities and chal-lenges of specific emerging markets. At the same time an analysis on sourcing process op-erations and structures, together with risks and opportunities of different markets is carried out.

Download or read book Multinational Corporations in China written by Miu-Sze Chan and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Multinational Corporations in China: Analysis of a Strategic Business Model" by Miu-sze, Chan, 陳妙施, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of dissertation entitled Multinational Corporations in China: Analysis of a Strategic Business Model Submitted by Chan Miu Sze for the degree of Master of Arts (China Development Studies) at the University of Hong Kong in June 2006 Since December 2001, China enrolled in the World Trade Organization, which has made a profound impact on the economic growth and development of China. The opening up is beneficial to China and also the rest of the World. It is because the accession has enabled a large number of multinational corporations to enter the Chinese market more easily on one hand, and on the other hand, for China, the membership has fueled its market reform. However, as China has distinctive culture and customs, which foreign firms will find it difficult to handle, together with its emphasis on guanxi, therefore the business tactics for multinational firms to apply in China should be deviated from in elsewhere. Although China has published its "internal rules" for trade and investment-related regulations in order to clarify and expand its legal system, those clarified rules are still varied by provinces. It is because provincial governments are granted certain extent of flexibility to interpret the central laws and to enact rules or regulations "according to concrete local conditions and actual needs." Due to the authoritative local government, the internal strategies are subjected to the government interferences. Therefore, firms may have to carry out guanxi-based external strategies so as to cooperate with the governments and improve operational efficiency. In this research, with the business models of successful multinational corporations in China as case studies, the external strategies for them to gain overwhelming success will be underscored. The research will be also focus on the popularity of corporate social responsibility among the multinational corporations. Lastly, significant implications concerning the external strategies of business model for firms doing business in China will be punctuated in this research. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3655369 Subjects: International business enterprises - China Strategic planning Business planning

Download or read book Global Strategic Management written by Gerardo R. Ungson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International business is undergoing continuous transformation as multinational firms and comparative management evolve in the changing global economy. To succeed in this challenging environment, firms need a well-developed capability for sound strategic decisions. This comprehensive work provides an applied and integrated strategic framework for developing capabilities that lead to global success. It is designed to help readers achieve three essential objectives. First, it provides intellectual and practical guidelines for readers to execute goals and strategies that lead to meaningful and productive results. The book is packed with frameworks, cases, anchoring exercises, techniques, and tools to help readers emerge with a completed business plan after the last chapter. Second, it focuses on strategy and how firms build competitive presence and advantages in a global context. A primary learning objective is to enable readers to understand and evaluate the major issues in strategy formulation and implementation in a global context. Third, it provides an accessible framework that will help guide readers in making strategic decisions that are sound and effective. It offers a unifying process that delineates the necessary steps in analyzing the readiness of a firm to do business abroad. In addition to core issues, each chapter presents frameworks, analytical tools, action-oriented items, and a real-world case - all designed to provide insights on the challenges imposed by globalization and technology on managers operating in a global context.