Evaluation of Suppliers on the Chinese Market

Abstract

With the global economic development, international companies are faced with a variety of cultural dilemmas for which solutions are not readily available in the supply chain. “Doing Things in the Right Ways!” means you can achieve real success in different countries. But in fact it is difficult to control the whole supply chain for end manufacturing companies, which have more suppliers. How to select the suitable suppliers in different countries are therefore the challenging issues for the Multinational Corporations.

The main purposes of this thesis try to use conceptual tools to understand the dynamics of complex interdependence between culture, values, management philosophy, moral in China and focus on skills to evaluate and control effectively suppliers. From corporate and individual ethical misbehavior and responsible behavior we will identify how both corporations and individuals can influence supplier evaluation.

True partnerships are long-term collaborative relationships based on trust and a mutual desire to work together for the benefit of each partner and the partnership, but true partnerships are still rare. They believe in building on one another's strengths and increasing each other's business. They have corporate cultures that embrace partnering, and reject opposed or autocratic thinking. China’s society is still a relationship society. So it is important to note that trust does not occur between companies, but between people. Therefore, business is not really about companies, but about people, and those people must be committed to making relationships work.