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    The Most Valuable Lessons I’ve Learned about Price Reduction

    Nov. 18, 2022
    Finding cost savings, not negotiating harder with suppliers, is the holy grail.
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    Risk Management Rarely Gets to the Root Cause

    March 2, 2022
    Questioning corporate practice is not this department’s forte.
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    US Bravado on Trade Confounds Chinese

    Feb. 15, 2022
    Bolstered by manufacturing self-sufficiency, they see themselves as having more leverage on trade
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    Supplier Goodwill toward OEMs Has Run Dry

    Feb. 2, 2022
    Years of being treated as the OEMs' personal slush fund has drained their trust.
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    Offshoring Gone Wild: Stories from the Front

    Jan. 13, 2022
    Readers share experiences with Chinese business ethics.

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    Supply Chain Tales from the Crypt

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    US-China trade policy for the past 30 years was bound to end badly.