文档介绍：Supply Chain Management
Viewpoint
On the Edge: The Changing Face of
Supply Chain Management in China
By Robert J. Easton
In this issue: Supply chains in China are on the edge—the edge of spectacular change. Today, the
Since China’s country's supply chain infrastructure and operational paradigms restrain economic
accession to the development and limit the performance potential of local and panies. But
World Trade looking ahead, there is no other place in the world where—over the next five to 10
Organization, foreign
companies doing years—the development of infrastructure and capabilities will play a more critical role.
business in the region
are finding the The Chinese government is mitting its increasing liberalisation of governmental
distribution and large sums of money to modernise China's regulations, mean that modern Chinese supply
trading rights that logistics and transport infrastructure. Local and chains are more imminent than ever.
were thought to be foreign providers of supply chain services—
essible are now including State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)—are This paper describes the current state of China's
almost within reach. rushing to upgrade their capabilities. Shippers supply chain infrastructure, identifies key
Before 1990, the and manufacturers are working to develop new supply chain challenges, summarises the impact
country had very little and better supply chain capabilities that will help (es) of the country's principal supply chain
in terms of business them provide better service at less cost. New inefficiencies, and looks at the nation's leading
infrastructure and players everywhere are entering the fray in a change drivers, such as market growth,
products. Today, scramble analogous to the gold rushes of the past. liberalisation of government policies and China's
however, China has accession to the World anization. The
a strong foundation These changes are highly e and long paper concludes with a discussion of likely
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