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Supply Risk and How to take a taxi from Shanghai to Suzhou

Having cynically followed Mattel and other foreign companies challenges down the supply chain with interest and sighing, wondering how they could let it happen, this Interview between Knowledge@wharton and Marshall W. Meyer, (professor of management at Wharton) caught my interest today. It introduces the concept of Cheng Bao wherein it is common to subcontract out [...]

Posted 17 July 2008 † Nick § Business ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

NZ Herald: Air New Zealand’s mile-high pay gap

This in the New Zealand press today.
Air New Zealand’s Shanghai-based flight attendants are paid a quarter the salary of their NZ colleagues - less than the legal minimum wage here.
And Kiwi Chris’ views here at his blog, one of my favorites, Bezdomny Expatria.
And that is a pathetic excuse. “Market relativity” my arse. “Oh, we [...]

Posted 15 March 2008 † Nick § Business § China ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , ,