Palliser is the second largest Canadian furniture company. The company has manufacturing facilities in Canada, Mexico and Indonesia, and experimented with cutting and sewing leather in China. The company expects to further expand relations with China. Since Palliser established a plant in Mexico, the company was faced with increasing competitive pressure from Asia, especially China. Palliser president must decide what form this relationship should follow: investment, either fully or partly owned or through subcontracting "Hide
by Paul Beamish, Jing'An Tan Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 14 pages. Publication Date: February 25, 2004. Prod. #: 904M05-PDF-ENG
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