Purpose – The motivation for this study is triggered by the fact that lately contract manufacturers in China have to deal with a number of unprecedented cost pressures such as currency fluctuations, the VAT rebate reduction, and minimum wage enforcement. As cost pressures in China continue to...

Purpose – Global sourcing can bring many benefits to organisations, but it can also expose them to a number of risks. The purpose of this study is to understand how managers assess global sourcing risks across the entire supply chain and what actions they take to mitigate those risks....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to define and explore the concept of financial supply chain strategy in a global business environment. The paper aims to illustrate the concepts with a detailed case study of Motorola's global financial supply chain. Design/methodology/approach – This...

The immediate goal for any small to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) is to survive and maintain its independence. But, sooner or later, a small company will probably want to expand. With the trends towards global convergence and the adoption of outsourcing by firms of all sizes, growth usually...

Imagine you are one of the growing number of organizations that elected to enter the global forum. Only imagine that you did this years ago and are now recognized as an international tour de force in your field. You have offices in more than 80 countries and employ over 85,000 people worldwide....

Wal‐Mart is the world’s largest retailer. In fact, it is the biggest corporation on the planet. In January 2002, annual year to date sales exceeded a staggering $200 billion, and analysts predict that this figure will have rocketed to $700 billion by 2010. However, to meet such forecasts the...