CHaINA – The Magazine for Global Supply Chain Leaders

Feature Stories

China’s Ports and Global Integration – Where to Now?

In March 2009, the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, endorsed Shanghai’s strategic goal to establish itself as a world-leading International Shipping Centre by 2020. This envisoins Shanghai not only as a leading port, but also a leading transportation and logistics hub, with the infrastructure and IT services... [Read more]

2009 Catalyst for Change China’s Chance in the Sun

2009 will be noted both for the crisis and opportunities that it brought, particular for China, which has used the global economic crisis as an opportunity to take one step closer to ruling the world. Using the automotive industry for illustration, Namrita Chow also looks at the broader implications of these trends. A strong presence in Asia is now... [Read more]

Focus Event

The Search for a China Pallet Standard

Continental Automotive takes the lead on bringing pallet standardization to China. Symptomatic of the fragmentation in China’s logistics sector is the lack of standardization in truck and pallet sizes among the thousands of players in the logistics industry. Speaking at a Global Supply Chain Council workgroup in Shanghai in September, Farid Pazun,... [Read more]

What’s up with RFID in China?

According to James Maclean, an old hand in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) circles who now consults to the industry, “The RFID market principally in Europe and North America, and the emerging markets in Asia, to date, has struggled to reach large scale adoption for reasons of a common standard, product performance, costs and benefits over... [Read more]

Region Focus

Journey to China’s Industrial Heartland

Lying at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han Rivers, Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, and is the most populous city in central China. Formed out of a merging of three boroughs, Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Wuhan is known as the “thoroughfare of nine provinces” and is a... [Read more]

Vietnam’s Textile Industry: Opportunity & Challenge

By Tielman Nieuwoudt Vietnam’s textile industry has increased significantly since normalizing relationships with the United States in the 1990’s. Vietnam was granted most favored nation status (MFN) in December 2001, which led to a dramatic reduction in import tariffs in the US market. Vietnam’s induction to the World Trade Organization... [Read more]