Dear homies I reccomend we set up shop in the Yalu province of china. It has forests, is close to the ocean and if horrible horrible pollution happens, it will mostly effect north korea. These are not excellent reasons, but so far they are the only reasons. Im very open to other suggestions Rafael Neiman
another suggestion, though i love rafaels, is perhaps setting it up in the Guangdong province. I looked online and it said that it is green all year round and it is very industrialized. A lot of other major tech. manufacturers are located there like apple and such.
hey guys, i didn't really know where to start so i looked at Guangdong province like Stephi said and it looks like a really good place to locate our factory.it has many natural mineral resources like tin, copper, zinc, and lead. it's transportation includes railway and shipping. here is a website i found on it: http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/ ProvinceView/167727.htm -Karina
I agree with Karina and Steffi. Thanks for the site Karina. It seems like a great place to locate ourselves. In addition to what the other girlies said, it also has a coastline in the south with means easy transportation of imported materials (in addition to both natural recourses AND the already industrialized environment)
read the article Karina found-- and bookmark it, it has a lot of useful info: http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/ProvinceView/167727.htm
NATURAL RECOURCES "Guangdong boasts rich mineral resources. By the end of 2005, a total of 129 minerals have been discovered, and the reserves of 92 minerals have been proven.
Forests cover 57.5% of the province with standing timber reserves of 300 million cubic meters. Species include pine, Chinese catalpa, fir and eucalyptus.
By the end of 2005, 237 forest, wetland and wildlife reserves had been established, covering a total area of 1.07 million hectares.
The province has extensive access to the sea together with a network of interconnected waterways with many reservoirs and fish ponds. It is rich in aquatic products. Its marine breeding areas cover 780,000 hectares and it has a further 430,000 hectares of freshwater breeding areas. The main crops are rice, vegetables and fruit. Zhanjiang is the main center for sisal hemp while fruit production is predominately based around Maoming. Among the 200 varieties of fruit grown in Guangdong are pineapples, bananas and litchi, together with longans and oranges.
The province faces a shortage of water resources. At the end of 2005, the water storage in large reservoirs totaled 13.98 billion cubic meters. The annual water consumption stood at 47 billion cubic meters.
The year 2005 saw a reduction of 94,139 hectares of cultivated land as a result of construction, disasters and readjustment of agricultural structures."
I was thinking that we can locate our factory in the Fujian province. The Fujian province is near Guangdong so it has very similar climate and resources, it's also very industrialized and Dell already has 2 factories located there.
I assume that would make our lives a lot easier. I'm ok with Fujian. This is a good site if others want to take a look: http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/ProvinceView/164868.htm (It is the same site as the one karina found -- just a really good source) :-)
Chengdu is a central city in the southwestern part of China, in which the economy is prosperous, and the science and culture are well developed.
The city has a market reach of 200 million consumers and it is the distribution center for southwest China ... one of the most diversified industrial bases in the country and Chengdu is a key manufacturing center for the electronics, machinery, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, metallurgy and food processing industries. The IT industry has been designated as the Number One Project for growth in Sichuan Province.
Located in upper part of Yangtze River, making Chengdu strategically awesome for us.
...has received a great deal of financial and policy support from the Central Government, enabling its economy to grow rapidly and increasingly compete with Chengdu
I sat we do Fujian Province, or more specifically, Xiamen. I think we should put a factory there because Dell already has 2 factories there. Also, I believe that we should just add onto one factory because that way, it's less money, the same amount of production (as building a whole new one ) and there would be probably less enviornmental impact.
according to http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/03/25/HNdellchina_1.html
The new plant will be constructed in Xiamen, Fujian province, where Dell already has one factory, according to the company. The new manufacturing plant will produce PCs for Dell customers in northern Asia, including China and Japan, the company said, adding that the new facility will double the company's current production capacity in China. The company did not disclose what that capacity is.
China is the world's second-largest PC market, after the U.S., and continues to grow at a healthy clip. According to Gartner, 14.9 million PCs were sold in China last year and shipments grew by 14.9 percent. Dell has the largest market share of any foreign PC maker in China, but rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard closed the gap last year by growing faster than their rival from Round Rock, Texas, according to market analysts Gartner and IDC.
Despite the best efforts of foreign PC makers, the Chinese PC market continues to be dominated by local players, with Lenovo Group holding the largest share of the market.
i think that we should only choose from Guangdong and Fujian, because those seem to have the same amount of votes.
Personally, as my previous post states, i believe Fujian because Dell already has factories there. And as someone (lily?) said it has the same climate and natural resources as Guangong because it is close by.
Remember you NEED to choose the location of your factory (as a large group) as well as an ecosystem surrounding the factory (you can do this with your partners) as well as a map of the region, and a description of the materials that make up the project. B block: I see you guys tomorrow so you need to have this information by then in order to proceed with the project!!! - Ms. Reppert
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Dear homies
I reccomend we set up shop in the Yalu province of china. It has forests, is close to the ocean and if horrible horrible pollution happens, it will mostly effect north korea. These are not excellent reasons, but so far they are the only reasons. Im very open to other suggestions
Rafael Neiman
I don't understand, why is polluting "only" North Korea a valid reason to drop a factory there?
heyyy guys
another suggestion, though i love rafaels, is perhaps setting it up in the Guangdong province. I looked online and it said that it is green all year round and it is very industrialized. A lot of other major tech. manufacturers are located there like apple and such.
just a thought
do you have the links to the sites you looked at? what about you rafi?
hey guys, i didn't really know where to start so i looked at Guangdong province like Stephi said and it looks like a really good place to locate our factory.it has many natural mineral resources like tin, copper, zinc, and lead. it's transportation includes railway and shipping. here is a website i found on it: http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/
ProvinceView/167727.htm
-Karina
I agree with Karina and Steffi. Thanks for the site Karina. It seems like a great place to locate ourselves. In addition to what the other girlies said, it also has a coastline in the south with means easy transportation of imported materials (in addition to both natural recourses AND the already industrialized environment)
read the article Karina found-- and bookmark it, it has a lot of useful info: http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/ProvinceView/167727.htm
NATURAL RECOURCES
"Guangdong boasts rich mineral resources. By the end of 2005, a total of 129 minerals have been discovered, and the reserves of 92 minerals have been proven.
Forests cover 57.5% of the province with standing timber reserves of 300 million cubic meters. Species include pine, Chinese catalpa, fir and eucalyptus.
By the end of 2005, 237 forest, wetland and wildlife reserves had been established, covering a total area of 1.07 million hectares.
The province has extensive access to the sea together with a network of interconnected waterways with many reservoirs and fish ponds. It is rich in aquatic products. Its marine breeding areas cover 780,000 hectares and it has a further 430,000 hectares of freshwater breeding areas. The main crops are rice, vegetables and fruit. Zhanjiang is the main center for sisal hemp while fruit production is predominately based around Maoming. Among the 200 varieties of fruit grown in Guangdong are pineapples, bananas and litchi, together with longans and oranges.
The province faces a shortage of water resources. At the end of 2005, the water storage in large reservoirs totaled 13.98 billion cubic meters. The annual water consumption stood at 47 billion cubic meters.
The year 2005 saw a reduction of 94,139 hectares of cultivated land as a result of construction, disasters and readjustment of agricultural structures."
I was thinking that we can locate our factory in the Fujian province. The Fujian province is near Guangdong so it has very similar climate and resources, it's also very industrialized and Dell already has 2 factories located there.
Mmmm... Guangdong sounds fab, but Chengdu is good place as well... its aone of the most important center for economics
I assume that would make our lives a lot easier. I'm ok with Fujian. This is a good site if others want to take a look: http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/ProvinceView/164868.htm (It is the same site as the one karina found -- just a really good source) :-)
Steffi, Karina, Rafi what do you guys think?
i should probably provide info...
Chengdu is a central city in the southwestern part of China, in which the economy is prosperous, and the science and culture are well developed.
The city has a market reach of 200 million consumers and it is the distribution center for southwest China ... one of the most diversified industrial bases in the country and Chengdu is a key manufacturing center for the electronics, machinery, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, metallurgy and food processing industries. The IT industry has been designated as the Number One Project for growth in Sichuan Province.
Located in upper part of Yangtze River, making Chengdu strategically awesome for us.
...has received a great deal of financial and policy support from the Central Government, enabling its economy to grow rapidly and increasingly compete with Chengdu
Sounds nifty =) ...
they all sound so good but i think we really need to choose one now. i think either Guangdong or Chengdu would be great places
-karina
I was leaning towards fujian. Like ben said, it neighbors Guangdong and has the same recourses, AND dell already has two factories set up there.
I sat we do Fujian Province, or more specifically, Xiamen. I think we should put a factory there because Dell already has 2 factories there. Also, I believe that we should just add onto one factory because that way, it's less money, the same amount of production (as building a whole new one ) and there would be probably less enviornmental impact.
according to
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/03/25/HNdellchina_1.html
The new plant will be constructed in Xiamen, Fujian province, where Dell already has one factory, according to the company. The new manufacturing plant will produce PCs for Dell customers in northern Asia, including China and Japan, the company said, adding that the new facility will double the company's current production capacity in China. The company did not disclose what that capacity is.
China is the world's second-largest PC market, after the U.S., and continues to grow at a healthy clip. According to Gartner, 14.9 million PCs were sold in China last year and shipments grew by 14.9 percent. Dell has the largest market share of any foreign PC maker in China, but rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard closed the gap last year by growing faster than their rival from Round Rock, Texas, according to market analysts Gartner and IDC.
Despite the best efforts of foreign PC makers, the Chinese PC market continues to be dominated by local players, with Lenovo Group holding the largest share of the market.
taken from may 3rd 2005
Zeba
i think that we should only choose from Guangdong and Fujian, because those seem to have the same amount of votes.
Personally, as my previous post states, i believe Fujian because Dell already has factories there. And as someone (lily?) said it has the same climate and natural resources as Guangong because it is close by.
What does everyone think?
Zeba
Remember you NEED to choose the location of your factory (as a large group) as well as an ecosystem surrounding the factory (you can do this with your partners) as well as a map of the region, and a description of the materials that make up the project. B block: I see you guys tomorrow so you need to have this information by then in order to proceed with the project!!! -
Ms. Reppert
We decided fujian and we would add onto a factory
Zeba
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