Today we all had to bet up very early to make the 07:00 bus at the start of our 14-hour day. We rode to Shanghai, arriving about 09:00. Our first stop was U.S. Commercial Services, where a representative talked to us about the developing Chinese economy (which is a running theme in these visits) and about the flow of students, tourists, and business between China and the US.
Then we went to lunch in a little area full of restaurants called Xin Tian Di. Several of us ended up going to a Spanish restaurant (whose menu, like every other restaurant’s, had been altered to better cater to the local population).
From there we walked to our meeting with Interbrand, a company that helps other companies to develop their brand image. They are actually the number one such company operating in China. Our presenter was herself an American, apparently the only one at the Shanghai branch, and she told us some of her experience as an American living and working abroad.
After Interbrand, we went to a mall to kill an hour of time, made up of unused contingency time that had been built into the schedule. After that, we made our way to Ford China, where we were a half-hour early. We waited around in the lobby, which was rather large and has a massive ball structure built into the top of it.
We were taken up to the boardroom on floor 35, which had a large window with an impressive view. Right nearby, we were shown, are the sixth and seventh tallest buildings in the world. Our meeting was with John Loller, CEO of Ford China, and his operations manager. He told us all about Ford China, before introducing a business case. This case forms the basis of a competition, which will be between several teams competing both here and at UD. Our mission is to help Ford China market their brand, and more specifically help them to sell more electric cars in order to meet strict deadlines and guidelines set forth by the Chinese government.
After Ford, UDCI paid for our dinner at a restaurant in the seventh tallest building in the world. It was very good. I had macaroni and cheese with sliced chicken on top and a Tsingtao beer. After dinner, we all piled into the bus and headed home, arriving about 21:00. Then some people stayed up talking, and others went to bed.
Then we went to lunch in a little area full of restaurants called Xin Tian Di. Several of us ended up going to a Spanish restaurant (whose menu, like every other restaurant’s, had been altered to better cater to the local population).
From there we walked to our meeting with Interbrand, a company that helps other companies to develop their brand image. They are actually the number one such company operating in China. Our presenter was herself an American, apparently the only one at the Shanghai branch, and she told us some of her experience as an American living and working abroad.
After Interbrand, we went to a mall to kill an hour of time, made up of unused contingency time that had been built into the schedule. After that, we made our way to Ford China, where we were a half-hour early. We waited around in the lobby, which was rather large and has a massive ball structure built into the top of it.
We were taken up to the boardroom on floor 35, which had a large window with an impressive view. Right nearby, we were shown, are the sixth and seventh tallest buildings in the world. Our meeting was with John Loller, CEO of Ford China, and his operations manager. He told us all about Ford China, before introducing a business case. This case forms the basis of a competition, which will be between several teams competing both here and at UD. Our mission is to help Ford China market their brand, and more specifically help them to sell more electric cars in order to meet strict deadlines and guidelines set forth by the Chinese government.
After Ford, UDCI paid for our dinner at a restaurant in the seventh tallest building in the world. It was very good. I had macaroni and cheese with sliced chicken on top and a Tsingtao beer. After dinner, we all piled into the bus and headed home, arriving about 21:00. Then some people stayed up talking, and others went to bed.
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