Tag Archives: manufacturing

Foxconn automatons and outsourcing impact more than just jobs

To me, Gou is saying the 1.3 million employees Foxconn currently uses to do the repetitive, mind numbing tasks that produce so many of the gadgets the Company makes cost too much and make too many mistakes to continue to use them.
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Why I believe the outsourcing trend is reversing

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Three events occurred in the last four years changing technology development and manufacturing that, combined, created an environment where new nations are emerging as potential providers of outsource services, former manufacturing nations like the US are being flocked back to, and current providers of outsource services are outsourcing themselves.
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2010 Report: Global manufacturing labor rates, trends and competitiveness

China had highest rate of labor force participation for persons ages 25 to 54. U.S. remains leading producer of manufactured goods. Largest labor force was combined EU-15 countries. Sweden had highest social insurance costs as a percent of manufacturing hourly compensation. Republic of Korea had largest increase in manufacturing labor productivity.
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U.S. Office of Manufacturing and Services on unfair pricing, global competition

When U.S. manufacturing companies suspect they are being harmed by unfair pricing and subsidies, they should …
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Gary Shapiro on consumer electronics trends and the CEA

The Consumer Electronics Association CEO says consumer electronics industry executives continue to work toward selling the ‘experience’ rather than simply …
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China’s risk: Bubbles burst, that’s what they do

Combined, all of these issues, and many others are becoming fault lines in the foundation that has allowed China to recover from the economic …

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Design guru John Maeda on Apple’s love potion and product design

In this popular interview Dr. Maeda isolates the source behind Apple’s iPhone success; discusses product design for manufacturing (DfM) and end-user usability, and more.
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China v. India for your product manufacturing

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In the Philippines, where the Chinese population is 3 percent, it also manages to control 70 percent of all business. Thailand’s population is 3 percent Chinese, and yet the Chinese control 60 percent of the trade. India does have limitations. It does no executive any good to have printed circuit boards or finished goods inventory in an Indian factory and be unable to reliably move inventory to, and beyond, air or seaport in a timely and efficient manner.
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