Insights
Research, frameworks, and case studies from teams operating across China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Not theory. Operations.
Featured Frameworks
Concentration risk in China is not a single threat. It is four — regulatory, geopolitical, economic, demographic. A framework for assessing exposure across all four dimensions and a diagnostic tool executives can use today.
Rising China costs aren't a procurement problem. They're an organizational one. A framework for diagnosing why supply chain organizations are structured for an era that no longer exists — and the two real strategies to fix it.
Case Studies
Medical Products · Publicly Traded
A medical products manufacturer had relied on a single trading company for over a decade. Pricing was opaque, tariff exposure was unquantified, and leadership had no visibility into actual supplier relationships. We replaced the entire intermediary model — direct supplier contracts, transparent pricing, in-market quality oversight — in four months across China and India.
Read case studyConsumer Goods · Multinational
Multinational consumer goods company closed its China foreign office in six months — preserving operational capabilities across 75 suppliers while transitioning legacy staff and supplier relationships to ABC's asset-light model. Positive ROI within four months. No operational disruption.
Read case studyConsumer Goods · PE-Owned
PE-owned consumer goods company concentrated in China across two dozen product categories activated qualified, production-ready suppliers in Vietnam and India — without capital expenditure or new foreign offices. ABC delivered turnkey diversification using shared in-market staffing under a unified sourcing dashboard.
Read case studyTransportation · Publicly Traded
A publicly-traded transportation manufacturer needed in-market quality control in China but didn't want the overhead of a foreign office. ABC built and runs the quality function as a partner extension — full-time in-market staff under US oversight — delivering 98%+ PPAP success and supporting 15× SKU growth across eight years and counting.
Read case studyDiagnostic · 5 minutes
A 20-question diagnostic across four pillars — Visibility, Process, People, and Alignment — that returns an honest read on where your supply chain operates today, how it compares to a peer-group benchmark, and where the leverage is to move forward.
Take the AssessmentArticles
Why rising supply chain costs in China demand leaner, process-driven supply chain management — not more headcount.
ReadWhy domestic supply chain performance suffers when foreign teams lack accountability — and what the right operating model looks like.
ReadThe three most common obstacles to successful diversification — and how to meet your objectives faster and within budget.
ReadPress
U.S.-China Truce Brings Little Peace for Businesses Caught in Superpower Standoff
The Wall Street Journal
Read coverageBig Retailers' Hardball Tariff Playbook: Haggle, Diversify, Raise Prices
The Wall Street Journal
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The Wall Street Journal
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