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Get Ready for the New Era of Global Manufacturing

Harvard Business Review

McKinsey has identified more than 20 distinct submarkets in China, for example. Pharmaceutical companies are mastering bio-engineering techniques that will help develop personalized medicines. Increasingly frequent natural disasters such as the Japanese tsunami have made clear how risky complex global supply chains can be.

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What a Changing NAFTA Could Mean for Doing Business in Mexico

Harvard Business Review

While consumer spending has proven resilient, with same-store retail sales rising 6% YOY in April , most multinational corporations are developing contingency plans to mitigate risks to their businesses and reassessing the country’s role in their global market portfolio and supply chains. Renegotiating NAFTA.