What it Means for OPS to Go West and North

I understand I've caused some confusion about our developing "west and north" strategy. What going west and north means for OPS is establishing a presence in new areas with an office, local project manager engineers, and local quality inspectors. Our model requires a reasonably local presence so we can be in the factories often. We need to be in them to build relationships, monitor order progress, monitor quality, resolve problems and reduce the risk of IP theft.

So, our dilemma is when to establish offices and hire new employees further from our traditional base in southern China. When will there be enough factories in these areas to justify the investment required for new infrastructure? More to follow on this in future posts.