Intercultural Business News

    Posted by Neil Payne on February 24th, 2009

AMR Research recently polled 130 global companies about the factors which contribute to risk in their global supply chains. The findings do not make good reading for China with “respondents overwhelmingly choosing China as the top contributing region for 9 of the 15 risks” the survey investigated.

Among the primary issues raised were risks of product failure, risks associated to the potential infringement of intellectual property rights and security threats.

China does nevertheless hold a number of draws for global companies. AMR Research’s Vice President Noha Tohany explained that,
“the advantages of cheaper materials and labor wages in China as well as the potential to reach vast consumer markets” continue to make China popular with global companies.

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