As a recently released report by CFO Research Services, Outsourcing the Back Office: The Path Toward Sustainable Benefits, based on a survey of 288 senior finance executives found, being competitive on every front today means companies must increasingly focus on their core competencies - those items that help the company grow not only in profitability, but in market share in their industry.

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Discover what drives business in Asia

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In a study of after-sale services and logistics in China, it turns out that Chinese customer requirements, specifically in economic centers such as Shanghai, Beijing or Shenzhen, aren?t much different from the standards in western countries.

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The major carriers are boosting offerings in China with more flights and greater in country activities.

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TNT, the global provider of mail, express and logistics services announced its domestic foray in India at a press meeting in Mumbai. The expansion plan in India is in line with the global strategy of focusing on building quality networks in emerging markets. TNT will make an investment of around 100 million Euro into the Indian market over the next five years, further reinforcing its commitment to the booming Indian economy. This launch makes TNT the first multinational brand in India to offer international and domestic services using an integrated air and road network. TNT will clearly differentiate from its competitors in the express segment, through its offering of a gamut of ?first ever? services. TNT aims to be the leading integrated player in the Indian market by 2010.

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As happens with business fads, outsourcing and offshoring have reached a point where firms may think they are doing these for all the right reasons?usually to slice costs?yet lose sight of what is best for their business. They end up giving themselves a bigger headache than the one they were trying to cure. It then takes a dose of common sense for many of them to realize, if they haven’t already, where they went wrong. ?Multisourcing,? a new book by Linda Cohen and Allie Young of the Gartner consultancy, provides just such a dose.

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As China’s economy continues its unbridled growth, it’s no surprise that the country’s international cargo market is also experiencing a boom. This growth is not only keeping AES Cargo’s offices in Beijing and Shanghai busy, but also having a positive effect on the company’s offices in Europe and the Middle East.

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There is a rush to build distribution centers (DCs) in China, following the recent massive manufacturing surge. But there may be one more important reason for this movement. The cost of warehouse workers in China is $2 an hour, while in the U.S. it’s $14 to $15 an hour.

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Although China’s foreign trade expands fast, export increment has been heavily depended on foreign-funded companies, said an official with the General Administration of Customs (GAC) here Friday.

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If you’re in manufacturing, China may already figure heavily in your supply chain. If you’re a vendor of supply chain manufacturing (SCM) software, though, you may not realize that there’s an emerging opportunity in China, but there are plenty of limitations in Chinese supply chain management (SCM).

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