A recent BusinessWeek article highlights the more cautious approach many manufacturers are taking with regards to China. The biggest single issue appears to be intellectual property theft, although product quality and other issues (cost of fuel, logistics of extending your supply chain halfway across...
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StevenSimske
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12-14-2008
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Filed under: security, Supply Chain, Outsourcing, manufacturing, theft, intellectual property, IP, Brazil, distribution, risk, IP rights, Mexico, China, labor
The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act of 2007 was signed by US President Bush 13 October 2008. The full text of the act can be read at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_reports&docid=f:hr617.110.pdf An article on Newsfactor...