My Way News When you’re outsourcing jobs to China, are you intending to support a culture/economy that allows this type of thing? I’m just asking.Former employees of a state-run oilfield in north China are jumping through a strange hoop to…
Detroit News – 07/22/05 This really is a complex issue, the China currency pegging. It’s not just a China vs. U.S. issue, but within the U.S. it’s also a Automakers vs. High Tech issue. The Detroit News article points out…
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports : This article talks about the coming wave of Chinese-produced cars (people are also starting to import them into the U.S.).“In the short term, this is unlikely to worry rival European manufacturers. Many consumers are…
Reuters Recommends News Article | Reuters.com Another article on the theme of chasing cheap. If your production strategy is based on being based in a cheap location, that seems like a losing strategy to me. You’ll constantly be moving and…
Free Career Journal Link — new link for July 12 This article talks about Chinese manufacturing companies not in the context of cheap labor, but in the context of management skill. Most successful Chinese companies are the result of turning…
The Standard – The great mall of China – Opinion Section: Interesting view into the growth of malls in China. This excerpt from the article talks about the flow of goods back and forth, the U.S. shipping scrap materials to…
Xinhua – English As reported before, labor shortages in China, believe it or not. Or, at the least there are upward pressures on wages and working conditions, as workers have more of a choice about where to work. Please check…
Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: “Manufacturers need more government money for training, research and innovation rather than lower labour costs to face up to growing competition from China, trade unionists said on Tuesday.” As long as some of that money…
Interesting story about a Fortune 500 company who is starting up a factory in China: Apparently, they are having trouble getting tools, so employees from an American factory went to Sears to buy Craftsman tools to send to the China…
KRT Wire | 06/21/2005 From the Chicago Tribune, an editorial. “Forcing a rapid upward revaluation of the yuan, as Congress seeks to do, won’t solve America’s trade problem. That can best be addressed by reining in profligate government spending, encouraging…
FT.com / Asia-Pacific – Chinese manufacturing hub toughens investor rules: There’s always somebody/someplace “cheaper” isn’t there? “Shortages of power, labour, land and water are raising costs for manufacturers in the area, forcing some low-end factories deeper inland. At the same…
KRT Wire | 06/14/2005 : Above is an article that talks about Boeing and Airbus moving airplane production into China. This item struck me as very Toyota like in the attitude: “Ubiquitous white poster boards with company slogans hang in…
