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Some Global Manufacturers Remain Committed to China, Tainted Products or Not |
The majority of several dozen consumer products manufacturers questioned about their confidence in their existing supply chain in China said they are in fact confident that their management procedures are more than adequate. Less than 25% of respondents had reviewed their supply chain management practices after recent product recalls, according to a survey conducted by the smart cube, a business research and analysis firm based in Chicago. Only one in five respondents said they were considering changes to their quality control process. The research sample was comprised of top companies (annual revenue more than 90 percentile) from key consumer product sectors, including Apparel, Electrical Appliances, Furniture and Toys. Despite the extensive publicity involving lead-tainted products from Chinese facilities, survey findings indicated that manufacturers still perceive China as the preferred destination for outsourcing manufacturing, said Omer Abdullah, managing director of the...
5-Dec-07 8:00 PM
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