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This column makes the argument that Chinese companies that buy Western firms maybe aren't getting such a good deal (such as the Lenovo transaction for the IBM computer business)
“For all the ballyhoo about “Chinese manufacturing competitiveness,” China's main manufacturing companies are really trading firms that have exploited temporary arbitrage opportunities.”
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Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker who has worked in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. His latest book is Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More. He is author of the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, as well as The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. He also published the anthology Practicing Lean that benefits the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation, where Mark is a board member. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.
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