Overseas Sourcing — China: A Limited Threat

Some of North America’s largest printers, like RR Donnelley, have developed global platforms with worldwide locales (including China) to enable clients to reap lowest-cost scenarios in those products that lend themselves to overseas sourcing. Others, such as Montreal-based Quebecor World, have taken the tact of establishing Latin American alternatives that are competitive pricewise, while also providing a smaller window of delivery time.