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Assessing the future challenges in strategic sourcing commodity from China: a case-study analysis

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  • Neil Towers
  • Yi Song

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There has been an increasing trend of global sourcing garment supply from South-East Asia but the challenges confronting retailers sourcing commodity and seasonal garments from countries such as China are less well understood. A supplier evaluation model developed from the Kaufmann and Hedderich (2005) framework assesses the delivery, flexibility, cost, quality, reliability and culture sourcing challenges from China using a case study approach of a UK-based garment sourcing company using a fuzzy logic method. The results have identified that the highest challenges include unforeseen risk in delivery process, rigid negotiability, language barriers and Chinese-style business customs. The most important challenges are improvement, sourcing location, languages barriers, unforeseen delivery risks and customer services.

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  • Neil Towers & Yi Song, 2010. "Assessing the future challenges in strategic sourcing commodity from China: a case-study analysis," Asia Pacific Business Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(4), pages 527-544, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apbizr:v:16:y:2010:i:4:p:527-544
    DOI: 10.1080/13602380903068071
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    1. Moema Pereira Nunes, 2016. "Motivations, Risks, Barriers, and Results Associated with the Adoption of Global Sourcing by Brazilian Companies: a Case-Based Study," Brazilian Business Review, Fucape Business School, vol. 13(2), pages 135-157, March.
    2. Lorentz, Harri & Kumar, Mukesh & Srai, Jagjit Singh, 2018. "Managing distance in international purchasing and supply: a systematic review of literature from the resource-based view perspective," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 27(2), pages 339-354.
    3. Tattara, Giuseppe, 2012. "From competitive advantage to dynamic capabilities: small and medium-sized multinationals in Asia," MPRA Paper 39364, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Tai-Yuen HON, 2015. "Sourcing in China," Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences, KSP Journals, vol. 2(4), pages 216-223, December.

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