of the global total. And it’s not just consumer electronics that begin their life in China. The country is the source of everything from childrens’ toys to disposable cigarette lighters—it dominates the global supply chain. But manufacturers are increasingly looking elsewhere to make their products as China’s rising wages and growing tensions with the US make its factories less attractive than its neighbours.
On this week’s podcast, hosts Mike Bird, Alice Fulwood and Tom Lee-Devlin look at Asia’s alternative manufacturing hubs. Manmohan Sodhi, professor of operations and supply chain management at Bay’s business school in London, tells them that manufacturing requires more than just factories—it also needs universities, labs and designers.
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China manufacturing is a problem because it’s no longer a US-managed monopoly?
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ALBANIA!!!!
wendyscutler Altasia is the future, for the foreseeable future.
wendyscutler China would not have an economy at all if not for the US. Move supply chains out now. Badness is coming. Xi all but said so yesterday. Inevitable.
wendyscutler “What are the alternative” made in Korea, made in Japan , made in Singapore , made in India, made in Bangladesh , made in (pick any Caribbean country), made in (pick any country in Central America. All of these countries would bend over backwards to increase trade by 5-10%
MohanSodhi Made in Taiwan. (briefly)
MohanSodhi Hecho in México, and Fabriqué au Canada/Made in Canada. Because if shifting manufacturing away from the Asiatic region a profit still has to be made on quality products. Guess the Asiatic region will no o e else to blame but themselves, in calling work slave labor, while those…
If China prepares to invade Taiwan, many foreign companies are likely to consider moving out of China.
The Economist keeps talking about this like 20 years. And nothing happen.
Chinese market is getting attractive so I dnt think they will move out of China
damn capitalism!
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We can't wait to see how China's competitors in the region step up to the challenge of attracting foreign investment amid these shifting economic and geopolitical dynamics.
Made in India & America!
Made in USA!
wendyscutler Made in Africa
MohanSodhi made in central and south america
MohanSodhi Good luck with that. All the students are being taught in left wing activism and being professional victims. If you’re looking for a skills workforce, clear radicals from education, and governments.
How about human rights? Sad to think this doesn’t make the list of reasons one wouldn’t want to conduct business there.
But soon China will outsource the labour to the lower wage countries, just like the west did and they’ll have their boom times… who will be next? India?
What about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, a highly contested proposed trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim economies: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the United States that TFG trashed?
Perhaps China might learn one day that bullying their customers was a very short term strategy.
Badly made in US?
U.S.A.
They also released a novel virus on the world and covered it up. I wouldn't trust the CCP with anything, especially an investment. 🤡
一分钱别想离开印度。越南也不吃这套
alice_fulwood Birdyword ridiculous sounds it, while limeys have no potatoes in MARKETS after withdrawal from EU.
If you are looking for alternatives to products that are made in China, here are some options: There are many other countries that manufacture products. Some examples include Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, India, and the United States. You can look for products
If quality is measurable, China can still win the $$ per quality. Look at Nike clothes made outside of China, the poor quality is really disappointing
Not made in India Vietnam bangladesh It's made everywhere
The US: We're going to war with China! Economist: Count me in!
Obviously Turkey.