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The State of Logistics in China
As logistics costs continue to eat into profits for firms operating in China – currently making up 18 percent of the country’s GDP – Supply Chain Asia and CHaINA Magazine…
Another One Bites the Dust: YRC Creeps Quietly Out of China
“China’s in a transformation mode when it comes to ground transportation. It’s very fragmented here, really hasn’t gone through the maturation process. They’ve spent a lot of money investing in…
The Luxury E-Commerce Dilemma in China
China’s online space is home to over 500 million netizens, homegrown social networks and a thriving e-commerce market. While companies similar to eBay, Amazon, and Groupon exist, e-commerce has emerged…
Fung Brands Making Quiet Acquisitions in European Luxury Market
With its latest £32.5 million purchase of legendary tailored menswear brand Gieves & Hawkes, Victor and William Fung are making steady progress in establishing a string of luxury assets across…
IBM Adds Remanufacturing Facility to its Shenzhen Factory
IBM is doing its parts to reduce e-waste in China, opening the first facility in the country that will refurbish and resell used computer servers – a potential $2 billion…
Nestling into China: An Interview with Nestle’s Greater China VP of Supply Chain
Nestlé closed 2011 with some notable developments in China, including two huge partnerships with Chinese powerhouses, Yinlu Foods Group and Hsu Fu Chi. These coups will deepen Nestlé’s commitment to…
Cleaning Clean-Tech in China: Towards More Sustainable Solar Power
At first glance, solar panels appear to be the epitome of sustainability, generating energy directly from the sun without any waste products or greenhouse gases. What’s often overlooked, however, is…
The New Labor: Adapting Management to China’s Changing Labor Force
In general, Chinese workers are demanding more from their employers. In the past few months, a wave of labor disputes, protests and strikes have broken out, as workers call for…
Cleaning Up Apple’s Supply Chain: Whose Job is it Anyways?
For a firm that made nearly US$1 billion in profit a week in the first quarter of 2012, and a history of protecting their brand, one would think that Apple…
Chinese logistics companies urged to expand abroad
China will further encourage domestic logistics companies to acquire overseas distribution centers to “facilitate the nation’s trade growth”, said Wang Xuanqing, deputy director of the Department of Circulation Industry Development…
