The supply chain incorporates all aspects of moving material from the vendor through the manufacturing process to the final customer. The supply chain focuses on vendors, manufacturers, intermediaries, logistical services and the customer. The supply chain is no longer contained within countries borders, but encompasses all nations, whether they are vendors, manufacturers or customers. In the past decade China has become a global economic leader and will soon be the world’s largest economy. Economists predict that the some of the current developing nations will be some of the most important economic powers in the next decade.