Manufacturing Industry
Move to China stirs interest.(International Business Machines Corp. relocates purchasing to China)
Purchasing, July, 2006
Staff Hopefully not the wave of the future Regarding "IBM moves purchasing headquarters to China (Purchasing , June 15, 2006, p. 34): Is this just another loss of jobs to the lower-cost Orient? The purchasing profession is about creating partnerships with suppliers, not about "where can I go to get the absolute lowest cost?" I hope this is not a wave of the future, like the outsourcing of after-service customer-care phone centers.
Bad move IBM! James Pio San Diego Dangerous move [Also regarding IBM moves purchasing to China] Chinese suppliers will now have a heads up before the RFQ ever leaves the office. Based upon experience, here's my prediction: A few RFQs will go out and will result in component/manufacturing costs 30%...
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