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Has China lost its relevance as a production location?

Supply Chain Movement

This is one of the most common questions that I’m asked when holding keynote speeches, workshops or supply-chain training courses. This is still very favourable in comparison with wages within the EU, and wages have increased more significantly in other nearby countries, such as Vietnam and Bangladesh to name but a few.

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Using mobile phones to monitor factory safety in Bangladesh

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

  Due to higher labor and operating costs in China, more western firms now source their products from Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam, etc.     However, according to a study conducted by Transparency International in 2012, Bangladesh’s corruption index is equal to 144 (1 = least corrupt). [1]   Gap Inc.