Market forces and international competition are driving companies to reduce costs. The operations management issues experienced by 50 Australian companies when investing in China were examined. Many experiences were found to be common to most of the participant's industries. Relationships with government, associations, local partners and members of supply chains were considered highly important. Levels of technology in China were not considered to be a significant issue. Access to staff with sufficient technology training (particularly for product development) and technology implementation was an important issue. The paper presents a model relating the various operations management issues identified to one another.
History
Pagination
1 - 10
Location
Gold Coast, Qld.
Open access
Yes
Start date
2008-06-08
End date
2008-06-10
ISBN-13
9780734039439
ISBN-10
0734030223
Language
eng
Publication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice
2008, ANZAM
Editor/Contributor(s)
P Singh
Title of proceedings
ANZAM 2008 : The challenges and opportunities of operating in complex supply chains : proceedings of the ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain & Services Management Symposium