Strategic partnerships with China could be a stepping stone to selling your business there.
The key is to determine in what capacity China will play a part of your business strategy as potential buyers, strategic partners or sales partners.
Growth Strategies Before Selling a Business – Strategic Partnerships With China
;Supply Chain Risks
- China contributes the most risk in 12 out of the 15 categories of risk identified in the report. Out of the 12 risks, respondents cite China as contributing the most to intellectual property infringement (said 59% of all respondents), product quality failure (55%), and regulatory compliance (34%). Last quarter China contributed the most risk in 10 out of 15 categories.
- Supplier failure topped the list of most significant supply chain risks this quarter.
- 36% of respondents cited commodity price volatility as the second highest risk, showing that manufacturing executives may be happier with stability over low prices.
- The No. 3 risk was internal product quality failures, much of which can be attributed to manufacturing in China.
- 49% of companies source from and manufacture in the U.S. and 14% .
