由肖恩・ He Yuxun

源頭從中國從一種直接，費用被駕駛的方法演變了更加精心製作和更加戰略的品種。 當最近產品取消沒有似乎衝擊了根據整體圖時的中國出口，然而我們否則遇到了軼事證據建議。

最初的源頭興趣由中國的臭名遠揚的低成本無容置疑地觸發，指揮(例如那些為勞方和土地或者租)和間接(回報在無數政府出口刺激之下，例如給津貼的燃料費用，出口VAT退款、非徵稅和稅收減少)。

多年來鍛煉從靜態，每項目價格被駕駛的做法演變了到更加老練那些。 例如，許多美國買家現在使用垂直或側向地集成方法或者兩個。 讀其餘「新中國源頭趨向」或張貼評論

由理查・ Kaye

差錯許多人做當參與製造商或買的產品中國是認為粗劣時。 最低的最費用低的價格，折扣折扣折扣。 有貿易商當前不利用的一好選擇和一個。

例如讓作為每鞋。 差不多50%所有鞋子在英國賣了發起於中國。 現在費用在製造介入了一雙鞋包括材料的費用， ie。 leather, the cost of packaging, the cost of the overhead…rent rates electric etc, the cost of labour & management and of course the cost of shipping. 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.

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