Doing Business in China International provides an opportunity to learn through experience.  Corporate tours, small group meetings and one to one interaction will provide insight into doing business in China.  Cultural tours will help frame the learning. 

The following the 2009 schedule for the international course. 

See Journal Entries for a detailed daily summeray of each day. Each entry is written by a different student of the MSOE - Doing Business in China Class

• Meet at United Check-In at 6:15 am
• Depart Milwaukee on United 5950 at 8:20 am
• Arrive Chicago at 9:04 am
• Depart Chicago on United 835 at 10:34 am

• Arrive in Shanghai at 1:55 pm
• Hong Kong Plaza Hotel/Apartments, Expatriate Housing
• Local orientation meeting (5:00)

• Group dinner at Shanghai Moon (traditional food) (depart at 5:30 BTS)
• Evening boat ride (return at 9:00)

SHANGHAI TOURS (9:00 – 1:00 BTS)

• Pearl Tower
• Yuyuan Gardens
• Urban Planning Museum
• People’s Park

• Group lunch in Yu Gardens
• Return to hotel via walking or taxi

• Shanghai Acrobat Evening Show (depart at 6:30 BTS show at 7:30)

KOLHER COMPANY

• Morning Breakfist Meeting (7:00-9:30)
• Explore differences & similarities between China & the West
• Discuss operations and HR from Chinese perspectives
• Explore HR management – recruit, hire, retain
• Understand employee attitudes in China
• Discuss changes in last 5, 10 15, and more years

MANPOWER

• Tour and discussions(Depart 9:30 BTS) (Tours10:30 – 11:30)
• Understand current and emerging labor market issues
• Explore strategies to support effective and efficient HR programs through the use of temporary services
• Discuss relationship with government

GE RESEARCH

• Tour and discussions (1:30 – 3:30)
• Overview of research capabilities in China
• Discuss managing the professional staff pipeline

• Evening on own
• Optional Karaoke

• Check out of Hotel (7:20)
• Travel to Suzhou Industrial Park in Suzhou Jiangsu Province  
(7:45 – Travel provided by Williams Controls)

WILLAIMS CONTROLS

• Discuss quality systems and lean manufacturing
• Explore corporate culture as a recruitment and motivation tool
• Learn strategies for success and career progression
• Traditional lunch hosted by Williams Controls

KNOWLES ELECTRONICS

• Tour and discussions

• Travel to Beijing (fast food dinner in airport on own)
• Depart 4:55 on Air China 1518
• Arrive 7:20 pm
• Check into Jung Lin Hotel
• Orientation to site

• Morning Breakfast meeting (7:00 – 7:30)
• Depart for Oshkosh Corporation (8:00)

OSHKOSH CORPORATION

• Learn start up strategies and challenges
• Discuss life as an expatriate woman
• Understand relationships with government officials
• Learn role and functions of US China Business Council and AmCham related to operations in China

TOURS (12:30 - evening)

• Tour Forbidden City
• Tiananmen Square
• National Theater
• Dinner in Hutongs with local family

GE HEALTHCARE

• Tour, discussions and pizza lunch (9:00-1:00)
• Managing talents and leadership development
• Chinese Culture Discussion
• Work/Life Balance in GE (optional - if there’s time)
• 11:30-1:00  Lunch and Round Table
• China Healthcare: Trends and Initiatives
• Manufacturing processes and Quality Control
• Discussions with engineering/manufacturing managers

TOURS

• Summer Palace (Suzie Zeng guide)

TOURS

• Olympic Village
• Great Wall – Matianyu Section
• Lunch in traditional farm house – Xiaolumian