13 steps to manufacturing in China
Subtitle: the definitive guide to opening a plant, from site location to plant start up
By: by Bruce W. Mitchell
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780230120785
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / New Business Enterprises; International business enterprises; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Production & Operations Management; Industrial management; Manufacturing industries; New business enterprises; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General
Other titles: Thirteen steps to manufacturing in China
Description: "Thirteen Steps to Manufacturing in China defines the methodology for establishing a manufacturing operation in China. A comprehensive guide book, it includes the advantages and disadvantages of manufacturing in China, the specific steps to follow and prepares the reader for spending time in China.  It identifies the prerequisites - where to locate, other companies' experiences, environmental requirements, utility costs, procedures for establishing a foreign investment company and much more.  It then provides the "how to" for sourcing Chinese equipment, importing used or new equipment and building construction from Design Institutes to  building permit through construction and the Grand Opening.  "--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction * Chapter 1: Why the Middle Kingdom? * Chapter 2 Thirteen Steps to Manufacturing in China * Section 2 - Operating in the Middle Kingdom * Chapter 3 Selecting an Industrial Park * Chapter 4 Learning from other Companies' Experiences * Chapter 5 Environmental Regulations in China * Chapter 6 Utility Costs in China * Chapter 7 Investment Enticements * Chapter 8 Negotiating the Memorandum of Understanding * Chapter 9 - Establishing Your Company * Section 3 - It's Time to Build * Chapter 11 Sourcing Chinese Made Equipment * Chapter 12 Chinese Design Institutes * Chapter 13 Chinese Construction Companies * Chapter 14 New Building Construction in China * Section 4 * Chapter 15 - Manufacturing in China - Past and Future.