Shanghai Business Trip

Why International Companies Locate Business in Shanghai ??

With its GDP averaging 9.5% since 1978, China has the fastest growing economy in the world.

Shanghai is the fastest growing city in the world. Capital growth has increasedfrom 15% in 2002, to 25.5% in 2003. In 2004 it stabilized at 19%.

The Chinese currency - the RMB is currently stated to be undervalued (by up to 40%) and is currently pegged to the US Dollar. It is expected that the RMB will be de-pegged in the next few months which should revalue the RMB at a much higher rate meaning that investing in property in Shanghai should be extremely lucrative.

Friendly, educated and well-mannered, the Chinese are very welcoming to foreigners.

Shanghai is a very safe city with an extremely low crime rate by Western standards and build quality and furnishings is all built to high Western standards.

Shanghai is the "gateway to china" and Chinese government encourages foreign investment.

Why International Companies Locate Business in Shanghai ??

“Students should get knowledge from trip. They should get what they expected.”

Administrative staff

“I wants to do everything as a group and should highlight more on academic side.”

Professor

“This trip is worth my money with 5 star hotel and luxury food but not for academic.”

IMBA batch4 student

“I don’t like some Chinese behavior e.g. spitting saliva on the street.”

“I want something more than I go by myself.”

“Can we pay less??”

“Could we get 10 installation payments with 0% interest??”

“I want to know how to do business in China and how to deal with Chinese business culture.”

“If we know Chinese friends who can hang out with us and may be a future connection, that’s would be great!!”

What will you get from this trip ???

3 I’s

This trip was designed around the IMBA principal of 3 I’s : Innovation, Impact and

International

• Innovation: Li & Fung is a century-old company , which developed an advanced

supply chain management system, while keeping an entrepreneurial structure. Furthermore, the visit at the Shanghai Solar Energy Science and Technology Center gives insights about the role of environmental friendly technologies in Shanghai

• Impact: Visit at CP Shanghai-As the first foreign firm registered in China, CP had

big impact on the following movement of businesses into China

• International: As Chinese customs and etiquette are still of importance in China’s

business world, but mostly unknown to foreign businesspeople, the cross-cultural training at Red Carpet will provide a valuable insight into these matters in order to facilitate the creation and maintenance of business relations to China.

Experiencing Shanghai

The rest of the trip aims to establish a better understanding of the Chinese history, culture and present way of life, in an interesting and entertaining way. Besides the planned activities the students will have time to roam the city on their own and make their own experiences.

Shanghai Business Trip

Shanghai Business Trip

Pay by KTB credit card gets

10 Installments with 0% interest for 10 months !!

Travel Info…

GeographyThe city is divided into two parts by the Huangpu River: Puxi (west of the Huangpu River) and Pudong (east of the Huangpu River). Puxi is the older part of the city and hosts the majority of shops, restaurants and museums. Pudong is the modern part, and is recognized for its rather unusual yet extremely impressive high-rises such as Shanghai's tallest buildings, the Shanghai International Financial Center, JinmaoBuilding and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower.

Climate Temperate in December average high and low is 17-7 Celsius.

Local Currency Renminbi (RMB) its unit is Yuan, Jiao and fen (1 Yuan = 10 Jiao =100 Fen). 1 RMB = 4.5 THB

Voltage Electricity is supplied at 220 volts. Please bring your own adapter.

Arrive Shanghai!!Arrive Shanghai in the morning and take the Maglev Train, the super speed of 430 km per hour, then interchange to subway to get to The Bund Hotel.

Day 1

Morning : Orientation & Explore French concession area

After taking some rest at The Bund Hotel, we will have a mini-orientation to inform everyone the plan and needed information, provided in brochure Then, we will explore the French concession area-the European town nearby where has good shopping, plenty of cafes, no massive crowds, a pretty rose garden and park, and a marvelous section of boutiques for art, custom jewelry, and clothes.

Take this Shanghai business trip

brochure with you. It will help you enjoy this trip and not get lost !!

Trip Itinerary

Needed Chinese conversation

Must seeing places

Hotel address in Chinese

Additional information

Day 1 : Overview of guanxi-based business practiceLecture by Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

In the afternoon, you will be assigned a Chinese volunteer student as a buddy, who will join in and out class activities, resulting in building the connection with Chinese friends. Further, you will get the great opportunity to attend the overview of guanxi-based business practice course- encourage you understand their unique customs, practices and perspective that make their decisions and behavior different from others.

Day1 : Dining Cruise

from Renaissance Yangtze Shanghai hotel

First night in Shanghai, cruising down Huangpu River the Shanghai's mother river is a wonderfully romantic experience for visitors to Shanghai. For 3.5 hours takes you up to the junction with the Yangzi River and back.

Day 2 : How to do business in China ?Lecture from CP & The Thai Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade of China

Our whole-day visit at CP will be split into two parts; In the morning we learn more about the way CP conducts business in the unique Chinese political, legal and business environment. After the lunch break and a little recreation time, The Thai Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade of China will provide us the talk about how to enter the Chinese market, what obstacles have to be overcome, and which methods and entry strategies have proven.

Day 2

Dining @ Jade Crystal Gardens

Possibly the best dim sum place in Shanghai, Crystal Jade serves up delicious and delicate Cantonese and Shanghainese dish. Don't miss the roasted duck, dimsum and xiaolongboa.

This training course will provide you with optimum strategies and skills to maximize benefits from Chinese social and business environment. It will also increase foreigners’ business performance by giving you positive insight and awareness needed to negotiate the complex Chinese business world and its hidden philosophies, psychologies and hidden agendas.

Day 3

Morning : Cross Cultural Training and Chinese Business Etiquette

Getting the chance to visit Li & Fung

limited, professionally manage the entire

supply chain-from product design and

development, through raw material and

factory sourcing, production planning and

management, quality assurance and

export documentation to shipping control.

Let’s find out how they become the

world's leading consumer goods sourcing

company.

Day 3

Afternoon: Visit Li & Fung limited

Shanghai Acrobatic

Acrobatics is a popular form of entertainment throughout China. Shows feature a mixture of acrobatics, gymnastics, magic acts, juggling and clowns. It is an art of body movement. You can enjoy gravity-defying contortionism, unicycling, chair-stacking, and plate-spinning act.

you can get the knowledge for the whole life of silk worm, how amazing that the silkworm create its cocoon out of a single silk thread approximately 1900 meters continuously. Then you will see how people produce silk with old style machine and making of silk quilt.

Day 4

Morning : Visiting @ Silk Factory

An ideal place to discover what Shanghaiwas like in the old days

Day 4 Afternoon : Shanghai Old street

Oriental Pearl TV tower

Since its completion in 1995, the tower has been the outstanding landmark of Shanghai with 468 m high. Give yourself a chance to witness fast growing of China and appreciate modern architecture. In the evening when the colorful lights are on, the various buildings are just like crystal palaces.

Day 5 Morning : Visit Shanghai Solar Energy Science & Technology

Getting chance to discover a high-tech

enterprise engaging in research and

manufacture of terrestrial solar cells and

relative power supply system.

SSEC, relying on advanced space

technology, commits itself to cleaner

resources.

You will gain insights about the role of environmental friendly technologies and innovations in Shanghai.

Day 5

Afternoon : Tongli Ancient Water Town

Tongli where can experience traditional Chinese culture

is an age-old but very well preserved water township with

a history of more than 1,000 years. Here you will get a

chance to choose to lunch at local Chinese tea house

and don't miss to taste fresh fish, smoked fish, dried bean

curd, glutinous rice cake. We can also take Chinese

home style at Mingquing jie street as a small dinner.

Day 6 : Business rally at Yiwu Commodity City!!

Move into action!

Try to use Chinese etiquette, and all you have learn earlier in this trip to make business connection in Yiwu market.In the evening, after business rally competition, present what you've done. Each importer team vote for exporter team and vise-versa. The winner team will get big souvenir from Ajarn Ed.

As exporter, you are going to export garment to China, Find the reliable client, who want to pay the best price

40 Students

Exporter(5 members/team)

Importer(5 members/team)

As importer, you are going to import garment to Thailand. Find supplier, way to delivery goods to Thailand at the best price and good quality

Present to the judges next morning

Present to the judges next morning

Yiwu Market

Only 3 hours from shanghai

Well known to the world for its large commodities wholesaling markets and tremendous goods

Has 50,000 stores, collects 28 categories and about 200,000 varieties of daily goods

400,000 containers are being exported every year

Over 20,000 foreign buyers are living in Yiwu permanently for sourcing.

International trade and information center for consumer goods

A Place for importer and exporter to meet!

Yiwu Market

On our last day in Shanghai, we will let you have all free day. Just relax and get ready for going back to Bangkok !! We will meet at the hotel on 5 PM to put the luggage into the coach. Let’s enjoy our party with your buddy at Lost Heaven Restaurant on The Bund where will brings you to the heart of Shanghai traditional cuisine. Then, we will leave Shanghai city around 7 PM to Pudong international airport.

Last Day

Relaxed and Ready for going back!!

The Bund is a famous

waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. It is on the west bank of Huangpu River . This most famous and attractive sight will given you a wonderful impression and memorization of Shanghai, the most lively city in China.

SWOT analysis

Strength

• Exclusive trip with delicate care!!We concern every step of your travel e.g. needed Chinese conversation, hotel address in Chinese in our brochure.

• Our trip provides information including training coursesabout all important basics needed to understand the Chinese business environment.

• We answer the customer needs as much as we can e.g.- Installments promotion- Cheaper in trip cost, compared

to 80,000 baht of last year- Scope more educate side etc.

Weakness

• Some people don’t like Chinese culture e.g. spitting saliva on the street

SWOT analysis

Threats

• Language barrier

• Tight schedule may reduce the overall learning experience

OpportunitiesStudents have a great chance to…- get to know more Shanghai, the

world fastest- growing economy city.

- find the connections with Chinese through buddy program.

OUR

TEAM

PIYANUCH BURANAKIT

SUPATPORN UTTAMANAN

JIRADA DAENGPRASERT

STEFAN SCHMIDT

DANIEL DERPSCH