The document discusses factors to consider for a global sourcing project in China, including diversity of product categories available, infrastructure and its regional variations, labor availability and concerns, China's strong economic growth and relatively low inflation and unemployment, and its floating currency exchange rate system. Infrastructure and logistics costs pose the biggest challenges.
7. Infrastructure availability &
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? Modern facilities and infrastructure in
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> China vary from region to region
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? In the past few years, China has been
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rapidly upgrading its expressway and
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high-speed rail system
? Biggest challenges: logistic costs
11. Labor availability
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¨C Work ethnics of hardworking and high
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¨C A massive group of migrant workers
13. Economic health
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? GDP growth rate over 8% for 20 years
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? World's largest exporter and second
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largest economy
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? Relatively unemployment rate
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? Inflation
¨C 5% in 2010 at the consumer level
15. Exchange rate
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? Floating exchange-rate system
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? Currency: Ren Ming Bi (RMB)
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? Central bank has undeniably decisive
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power to influence the exchange rate
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¨C From 8.2 in 2005 to 6.5 in 2011
¨C Deteriorate exportation environment