Shawn He Yuxun의

중국에서 Sourcing는 똑바른, 비용 몬 접근에서 더 정교한 전략 다양성 진화했다. 최근 생산품 회수가 전반적인 숫자에 근거하는 중국 수출액에 충격을 가하는 것을 보이지 않는 동안, 우리가 일화적 증거 건의를 그렇지 않으면 우연히 만났다 그러나.

확실하게 처음 sourcing 관심사는 중국의 악명 높은 저가에 의해, 지시한다 둘 다 (노동을 위해 그들과 같은 및 땅 또는 지대) 및 간접 방아쇠를 당겼다 (보조금 받은 연료비와 같은 정부 수출 동기유발의 무수의 밑에 만들어 VAT 환불, 비 과세 및 또는 감세를 수출하십시오).

수년에 걸쳐 운동은 정체되는, 품목당 가격 몬 작업 방식에서 더 정교한 그들에 진화했다. 예를 들면, 많은 미국 구매자는 지금 수직으로 또는 옆으로 통합한 접근을, 또는 둘 다 채택한다. "최신 중국 Sourcing 동향"의 나머지를 읽거나 코멘트를 배치하십시오

리처드 Kaye의

과오는 많은 사람들 중국에 있는 제조자 또는 사는 제품 접전하는 것이 싸게 생각하기 언제 위한 것인지 만든다. 가장 낮은 가장낮은 가격, 할인 할인 할인. 상인이 현재 이용하고 있지 않는 것 및 매우 더 나은 대안 이 있다.

예를 들면 신발 포획을 시킨다. UK에서 판매된 중국에 모든 단화의 약 50%는 기인한다. 지금 비용은 포함한다 물자의 비용, ie를 포함했다 신발 제조에서. 가죽, 포장의 비용은, 머리 위… 지대의 비용 & 관리 전기 etc., 노동 원가와 당연히 선박의 비용을 평가한다. However, think of this… the labour aspect of the combined costs is probably less than 10%. Read the rest of “Cheap or value added” or post a comment

By Blake Keller

Much thought and effort goes into the selection of vendors, but how much effort do you put into selecting an audit provider? Many potential clients begin their conversations with “We have tried third party auditors in the past…”

Does that sound familiar? I can’t tell you how to pick one company over another. Your particular industry and needs will determine who is right for you. What I can do, is give you some advice about audits in general.

An audit in general terms is an objective evaluation of product, processes, and/or systems. Most importantly, an audit is a comparison of actual performance to predetermined standards. Note, please the emphasis on predetermined standards, and the means to evaluate your auditor is clear. You must first specify to what standards you desire your supplier to be audited. Feel free to ask your potential auditor to what standard they will perform an audit. Read the rest of “Evaluating your Audit Provider” or post a comment

By Dan Harris

My friend Chris Carr, dean of the CalPoly MBA program and the brains behind the International Business Tour blog has a very thoughtful post, entitled, “Will Paying More Change Behavior And Make Someone More Ethical?” Thoughtful, but wrong.

The post centers on whether paying more gets you better performance and/or better ethics, and Chris pretty much says it does not:

“Some suggested that we could solve the problem of too many defective products coming from China by paying more to the Chinese suppliers that make this stuff. I questioned that assumption, and still do.

One example I gave in that discussion thread was that if paying people more solved the problem, then why does paying most good employees more still result in good performance, but not superior performance? (See Comment No. 29.) And why does paying most bad employees more money still get you bad performance, and not good performance? (If you feel that more money correlates to higher performance, come see me after you have hired, managed and fired more than a few people, and let’s compare notes.)”

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In the aftermath of the recent recalls of tainted and toxic China-made products, more than a few have speculated that manufacturers who have outsourced production operations there are no doubt rethinking their sourcing strategies and quality control processes, and, if some of the, shall we say, ‘more aggressive’ pundits are to be believed, even rethinking their continued presence there altogether. However, according to the results of a proprietary survey just completed by the smart cube, the pundits appear to be very much mistaken.

Read the rest of “Survey: Global Manufacturers Staying Put in China” or post a comment >>