Research and Other Investigations from China

China Name Brand Innovation for the Washington Post

May 24, 2010

Washington Post clipping from "Lack of innovation is costing China money, prestige"

I got prime access to a Lenovo manufacturing factory for a Washington Post article on China’s efforts to create name-brand innovation and recognition globally. Although not as big as other assembly centers in Shanghai and Shenzhen, it still pumped out thousands of desktop computers on a daily basis.

Lenovo mottos adorn the walls of the factory in BeijingVisitors are given an introduction to Lenovo's history before the factory tour

The Lenovo plant in Beijing sports a massive automated storage facilityTeams of assemblers work around the clock at the Lenovo factory in Beijing