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Redefining FDI 2007-12-09 17:11:53 Last year there was a lot of debate within China about the role of foreign investors in China (there were even suggestions that some foreign investors were “malicious” and were a danger to China’s long-term development). Now, after tax incentives for foreign investors have already been addressed, and as protectionist tendencies have been seen lurking, AFP reports that: “China has released new rules to prohibit or limit foreign investment in key industries as it seeks to cool its overheated economy and clean up its damaged environment, state press reported Thursday. In a wide-ranging directive published late Wednesday, China’s key economic developmental agency identified sectors from real estate and financials to oil and rare metals as restricted or off limits to foreign capital. Overseas investment that can help China to protect the environment, cut pollution and develop renewable energy will be encouraged, according to the National Development and Reform Commission sta ...

Ranking of the countries in respect to trade logistics 2007-12-09 17:07:35 I think a while ago I had a post about the World Bank`s recent ranking of the countries in respect to trade logistics and the situation in Africa. Well, here you can see the full ranking. The countries have been evaluated in criteria such as customs, infrastructure, international shipments, logistics competence, tracking and tracing, etc. As it is clear from the chart, Singapore now stands in first position. No wonder why Dell wants to move its SCM headquarter to Singapore (beside being near to China). Other interesting observations are the ones related to Sweden (4), U.S. (14), China, India and Chile. See article. Source: Supplychainer ...

Supply chain video: Simulation of the RFID use in the warehouse 2007-12-09 17:07:23 I found this cool video about the simulation of the process of using RFID in the warehouse. It`s very interesting to see that especially if you want to show or teach someone how the technology might be utilized in supply chain. Hope you like it! See article. Source: Supplychainer ...

Extending social responsibility to the whole value chain: Supplier ethics audit 2007-12-09 17:07:18 It was a while since I last read a REALLY new thing in supply chain but today I read a piece in Supply and Demand Chain Executive which was quite interesting and like the new blood in my veins!! The article was covering a recent research by the consultancy firm Integrity Interactive about ethics management through the supply chain. The Integrity Interactive`s September 2007 survey of 75 Global 2000 companies found that 86 percent of companies do not include suppliers in their company code of conduct, and nearly 60 percent were not sure if their company regularly assessed ethics risks in the supply chain. Many enterprises around the world are unaware of how effective supply chain ethics and compliance programs can help them avoid costly recalls and brand damage that results from a supply chain ethics scandal. Unfortunately so far, the demand for organized SEM programs is being driven by government regulators and consumers. The changes include stronger import/export standards, product ...

The partnership between Andlor and FreeFlow to enhance reverse logistics capabilities 2007-12-09 17:07:09 Among the partnership news from last week, one notable one was between FreeFlow, a provider of inventory asset management services, and Andlor, a provider of reverse logistics software for manufacturers, distributors and third party logistics providers. The partnership pairs FreeFlow's award-winning solution for dispositioning returned, excess and obsolete inventory with Andlor's growing roster of customers that depend on its technology to manage the end-to-end process for returned products in the reverse logistics pipeline. Traditionally, OEMs view reverse logistics for returned goods as a cost center, a necessary evil of doing business. Today, FreeFlow and Andlor are proving that by pairing reverse logistics software, which tracks and monitors returns with a fully hosted auction solution, with strategic business services, which dispositions the returned inventory, manufacturers can instead create a new revenue stream. Returned products that once sat idle or were recycled ...

Some notes on realizing positive ROI from system implementation 2007-12-09 17:07:03 We all know that only a fraction of companies implementing enterprise software can achieve a positive ROI from their system implementation projects (SAP, Oracle, or any other). A good area for discussion is how companies can realize the stated benefits from ERP or E-Biz adoption. These are my thoughts: 1) Unlike many experts, I am not pessimistic about SAP projects or big system implementations however I think Increased Employee Productivity occurs when there is both a sufficient number of users and sufficient frequency of use to gain significant productivity based gains from the solution. 2) If we think about a module like SRM, the success in implementation of such module depends on us as well as the suppliers. If the suppliers are not mature enough in terms of using web-based transactions, the adoption of let`s say mySAP SRM won`t be a big success. 3) I read in a report from Nucleus Research that one of the reasons companies can`t achieve positive ROI from their implementations i ...

70 killed in Shanxi mine explosion 2007-12-07 02:19:34 An explosion killed at least 70 people and trapped a further 26 in a coal mine in the northern province of Shanxi, AFP reported. The State Administration of Mine Safety (SAMS) said the blast occurred just after midnight on Thursday at Ruizhiyuan mine near the city of Linfen. By late Thursday evening, 70 bodies [...] ...

Rights group: 1.5m people evicted for Olympics 2007-12-06 08:59:27 The Beijing municipal government evicts 13,000 people a month Olympics-related projects, according to a housing rights group, AP reported. The Center on Housing Rights and Evictions said a total of 1.5 million people will have been displaced by the time the Beijing games begin. The group said 1.25 million people had already been displaced [...] ...

HK recalls toy paint over lead levels 2007-12-06 08:57:41 Hong Kong has recalled a mainland-made toy paint that contains excessive levels of lead, the International Herald Tribune reported. A Hong Kong government laboratory found that the Six Color face and body makeup color paint contained dangerous levels of lead, chromium and barium. Health authorities said ingesting the paint, either orally or through skin [...] ...

Lenovo to give up Olympic sponsorship after 2008 2007-12-06 08:55:57 Lenovo will withdraw as a top-level Olympic sponsor after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China Business Net reported (in Chinese). Lenovo's sports marketing strategy after the Beijing Olympics will focus on other regional events, according to the company's press official. Lenovo's withdrawal was a business choice, as the company needs more flexible and affordable [...] ...

Former provincial governor on trial for bribery 2007-12-06 08:54:11 Former Anhui province governor He Minxu is facing bribery charges in court in Shandong province this week, Qilu Evening reported (in Chinese). He is charged with accepting bribes totaling more than US$1 million in exchange for promoting government officials, land transfers and project approvals between 1991 to 2006 in different government positions. He stepped down as [...] ...

Supply chain video: Managing your China supply chain (1) 2007-12-06 08:26:44 It´s common knowledge that these days China is one of the supply chain managers´concerns from different standpoints: security, language, IP (Intellectual Property), and so on. Therefore I was looking for some material which presents, in a short and concise way, some solutions for common supply chain problems related to China. Finally I found a video [...] ...

Is China’s Solar Industry Sustainable? 2007-12-06 08:26:38 Todd Glass, energy specialist with the Heller Ehrman law firm, thinks that the solar sector in China is unsustainable. And he says so in a recent interview with Xinhua Financial Network News. Why does he feel this way? According to XFN, Glass said this: “The key to the success of these companies must be the ability [...] ...

Job Retention for Chinese Managers - Not All About the Money 2007-12-06 08:18:40 This was a recent post on the China Solved Weblog which discusses ways in which foreign companies in China can more easily retain their top employees and managers, without necessarily giving them raises. Managers that have good retention rates for key people are much more concerned about their team’s development and responsibility level than about their [...] ...

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