China is not only one of the largest trading partners with the United States it is also a manufacturing destination with one of the lowest …
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Trends & Observations
Hourly manufacturing labor rates in China
Global hourly manufacturing labor rate trend comparison
In the United States, hourly compensation costs for production workers in manufacturing were virtually …
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Futuristic view of advanced manufacturing in 2025
Currently, the push to improve advanced manufacturing is being driven by improvements in quality control and production efficiency that may enable the rise of mass customization — i.e., the ability to produce low quantities of specific products in a profitable and high-quality manner.
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Study finds quality concerns with private label merchandise
February 7, 2008 – "Outsourced manufacturing is a double-edged sword", said Paula Rosenblum, Managing Director and author of …
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2007 EMS industry mergers and acquisitions
February 7, 2008 – As a percentage of total transactions, EMS divestitures rose from 6% to 10% for …
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€7.3 billion growth forecast for Central and Eastern European logistics
February 6, 2008 – Another key area for concern is the labor drain, as many local logistics professionals from these countries continue to migrate to the West, creating a …
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The $17.6 billion 2009 NASA budget
February 5, 2008 – NASA still accounts for less than 1 percent of the federal budget. The NASA budget includes $5.78 billion for the space shuttle and space station programs, $4.44 billion for science …
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Chinese consumers more cautious than Western counterparts BCG study finds
February 4, 2008 – The Boston Consulting Group's Center for Consumer Insight in Asia conducted a large-scale study of consumer attitudes and behavior in 13 Chinese …
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IDC Asia-Pacific 2008 supply chain predictions from Manufacturing Insights
February 1, 2008 – Asia is still the factory of the world, especially China, but there will be a shift in focus in the …
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European electronics exhibitions losing luster? No Nepcon UK
January 31, 2008 – This has been a tough decision as Nepcon has run in the UK for 39 years, however, with so much electronic production moving to China and India …
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