Discusison Topic: Global Sourcing
A high-tech consumer product manufacturer in Southeast Wisconsin (Milwaukee) is investigating outsourcing possibilities for an important electronic component used in their final product. The company is considering discontinuing the current supplier (located in Janesville, about 80 miles southwest of Milwaukee). The company is replacing the current supplier by a supplier based in Shenzhen (20 miles north of Hong Kong) in Southern China. Discuss the following:
Advantages of outsourcing to Southern China.
Disadvantages of outsourcing to Southern China.
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