March 2010 Pre-Dinner Event
5:30 - 6:30 PM
MBE Networking Event and Company Displays
MBE Display Opportunity and Networking with Members
March 2010 Dinner
6:30 - 7:15
March 2010 Keynote Event
7:15 - 8:15 PM
Sourcing in China & Taiwan: Beyond the Mechanics
ShiaoFong yin
A brief overview of the mechanics of SCM in China and Taiwan is provided to set the stage for necessary but insufficient conditions for success. The management of expectations with all stakeholders, especially cultural sensitivity, is repeatedly cited as a critical factor for success. These expectations are shaped by the socio-economic drivers, history and culture on supply chain management in China and Taiwan which differ in many instances from those of the typical US customer. The most significant differences will be examined to provide an understanding of the root causes and thereby, potential solutions, as well as mutual areas which can be used to strengthen relationships (guan xi).
ShiaoFong Yin is General Manager for Logic Sourcing, a procurement, supply chain management and business services company specializing in China. Logic’s diverse product expertise ranges from packaging, print, and promotional goods to OEM automotive components. A 0.75 generation Chinese American, she began doing business in China in 1998, leading a technology transfer team for automotive powertrain die castings for the newly formed Shanghai GM plant.
In her 27 years as an engineer, sales executive, entrepreneur and consultant she has solved problems from every aspect of the supply chain: R&D, Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, Sales, Logistics, Corporate Development and Strategy. Her extensive international experience with large multinationals (General Motors and Magna) and SME’s from Mexico, China, Russia, India and the Netherlands has allowed her to hone her skills in bridging communication, cultural and functional silos to achieve measurable results and business transformations.
She is on a daily quest for the triple bottom line at both micro-economic and macro-economic levels. Shiaofong holds a MS from the University of Virginia in Materials Science and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
