Supply Chain Management Logistics

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In this article, the writer identifies how supply chain managers in China are adopting Western outsourcing practices in a wholesale fashion or modifying them to fit their unique needs. This study provides an overview of outsourcing and some of its common applications, followed by an assessment of outsourcing practices in China today. An analysis of current and future trends is then presented and followed by a summary of the research and salient findings in the conclusion. The writer concludes that it is likely that history will show that Western companies seeking strategic alliances with Chinese companies today will reap enormous benefits in the future as the Chinese people continue to demonstrate that they know how to make money and are willing to spend it on Western goods when they are available and are shown to be of superior quality.

Outline:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Outsourcing Activities in China Today
Current and Future Trends
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"China has transformed itself in recent years from a dormant, introspective giant into a dynamic juggernaut that has major potential significance to the global economy. Indeed, China's economic performance and exports have increased dramatically during the past decade, and experts predict that these trends will continue well into the future. With an estimated 20 percent of the world's population, China now represents almost 4 percent of world merchandise trade and a substantial percentage of global production as well. A concomitant of these trends has been an increasing reliance on outsourcing as a strategic business structure in many Chinese companies today, but there are some distinct constraints to the process that have been identified in the scholarly literature in recent years."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bielski, Lauren. (2006). "Outsourcing Success: It's All in the Governance Making Deals Work Daily Takes a Long-Term View." ABA Banking Journal 98(7):38.
• Chow, Garland. (2007). "Outsourcing and Third-Party Logistics." Centre for Transportation Studies & Operations and Logistics Division: The University of British Columbia.
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• Cooke, Fang Lee. HRM, Work and Employment in China. London: Routledge, 2005.
• Doig, Stephen J., Ronald C. Ritter, Kurt Speckhals and Daniel Woolson. (2001). "Has Outsourcing Gone Too Far?" The McKinsey Quarterly:25.

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