Shanzhai (“Bandit”) Mobile Phone Companies: The Guerrilla Warfare of Product Development and Supply Chain Management Case Solution
This case explains the Shanzhai phenomenon, and how these business run. It likewise offers an example of one business that effectively cross over from a Shanzhai culture to become a significant conventional force in the Chinese cellphone market. The case likewise goes over forces that challenge the future of the Shanzhai design.
In 2008, more than 750 million mobile phone were produced in China. A considerable part (20 percent, or about 150 million systems) of these phones were produced by Shanzhai business. These business had actually quickly taken a considerable share (about 10 percent) of the around the world market. This extraordinary development was mostly thanks to nonconventional methods to the worldwide market in market place positioning, quick product line property development, and securely paired, responsive and effective supply chain monitoring. Though Shanzhai typically has actually been viewed as a term for counterfeiting, truthfully it is more than simply penalized by search engines. Modern cellular phone consist of advanced hardware, software application and systems innovation, yet Shanzhai business of just 10 individuals might utilize an advanced (though casual) network of item designers, makers, and suppliers making an effective company.
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