This comprehensive Special Report examines the steps needed to develop a supply chain - which reduces costs and improves business processes.

Transfer pricing is key to the supply chain. From R&D, through manufacturing, marketing, and distribution, it is essential that MNEs develop the most tax-effective structure possible. Supply Chain Management examines the important issues and features expert guidance from specialists worldwide. 

Use this authoritative report to stay updated on the key issues involved in Supply Chain Management.  Gain a global overview from supply chain management and transfer pricing experts worldwide.  It provides an integrated approach to identifying total supply chain costs - including taxes - to achieve lasting benefits.

See how it helps you to incorporate comprehensive tax planning within your overall supply chain design. Use the expert guidance to help you drive global cost savings and mitigate inherent risks.

Covering major trading countries throughout the world, all of the authors are transfer pricing specialists in major accounting and legal firms.

Full Contents :

· Foreword
Thomas Herr and Marc Skaletsky, KPMG LLP, USA

· Evolution of the distribution supply chain
Michael Bacon, Jacky Coates, Thomas Herr and Michael Nelson, KPMG LLP, UK and USA

· Emerging global tax trends affecting tax efficient supply chain management restructuring
Richard Newby, Tim Sarson, Damian Preshaw, John Cummings and Marc Skaletsky, KPMG, UK, Australia and US

· Comparative approaches to supply chain restructurings in Australia, Canada and Germany
Stefan Beck, Jim Gatley and Matthias Kaut,KPMG in Australia, Canada and Germany

· Transfer Pricing and labour law issues when the market goes South
Monique van Herksen and Mirjam de Blécourt, Baker & McKenzie, Amsterdam

United States

· Centralisation of service functions: operational and tax considerations
Jerry Klopfer, Stavros Stefanis, and Thomas Zollo, KPMG LLP, US

· US Customs initiatives impact supply chain planning
Damon V. Pike, Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Atlanta

· The changing role of procurement and related tax considerations
Jim Carr, Jason Hoerner, Scott Pfeifer and Todd R. Smith, KPMG LLP, US

· US: IRS subpart F regs
Peter M. Daub, John M. Peterson, Jr. and Gary D. Sprague, Baker & McKenzie, Washington, D.C. and Palo Alto Russia

Russia:

· Structuring the Russian supply chain
Henrik Hansen, Ernst & Young, Moscow

Asia: Supply chain management

· China
Eugene Lim, Anne Peng and Xiaoming Chen, Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong

· Japan
Edwin T. Whatley, Yoshihisa Fujimaki, Kazuo Taguchi and Gabrielle Slattery, Baker & McKenzie, Tokyo

· Taiwan
Michael Wong and Ivy Chiang, Baker & McKenzie, Taipei

· Thailand
Chinawat Assavapokee, Baker & McKenzie, Bangkok

Procurement and distribution models

· China
Eugene Lim and Beng Ti Tan, Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong

· Indonesia
Wimbanu Widyatmoko and Ponti Partogi, Baker & McKenzie, Jakarta

·  Malaysia
Adeline Wong and Lucy Chang, Baker & McKenzie, Kuala Lumpur

· Taiwan
Michael Wong and Ivy Chiang, Baker & McKenzie, Taipei

· Thailand
Chinawat Assavapokee, Baker & McKenzie, Bangkok

· Vietnam
Nguyen Thanh Vinh, Baker & McKenzie, Ho Chi Minh City

Outsourcing v subcontracting v insourcing

· China
Jon Eichelberger, Baker & McKenzie, Beijing

· India
Statira H. Ranina and Aliff Fazelbhoy, ALMT Legal, Mumbai

· Philippines
Jose Jaime V. Cruz, Baker & McKenzie, Manila

· Singapore
Edmund Leow, Tang Siau Yan and Alicia Chan, Baker & McKenzie, Singapore

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