Sourcing from China: Australian experience

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Australian based companies have increasingly sought to remain competitive by off-shoring and outsourcing parts of their operations to Chinese operations. This study measured the motivations for doing so in 35 companies, the results achieved and whether these outcomes lived up to expectations, and related barriers and operational problems. Most firms that source components or products from China do so because of the cost of supply reductions that were expected. In actuality, significant cost reductions were achieved, however these reductions were on average less than expected. Along with these cost reductions, importing goods or components from China brought some quality problems and delivery delays.

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