Showing posts with label Manufacturing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Manufacturing. Show all posts
January 15, 2016
July 30, 2015
May 30, 2015
Bridging infrastructure outsourcing : built in USA made in China
The pace of monumental-scale infrastructure construction projects is set to grow at unprecendented levels. According to WEF global infrastructure demand is pegged at $4 trillion, more than 83% of global gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to be generated outside the US over the next five years. While insfrastructure outsourcing is not new, it has picked up pace rapidly .The replacement of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridgewith is an example of global, mega-infrastructure project outsourcing
For this behemoth $7 billion project. outsourcing was done at an amazing scale
1)Fabrication of the main structural steel was outsourced to China while manufacturing of the seisemic bearing was done by South Korea
3)Japan forged the world’s first double-cable saddle, which sits atop a 525-foot tower built by the Chinese while england produced the main cables’ bands. Meanwhile US handled about 80% of the manufacturing.
May 24, 2015
March 9, 2015
The Geographical Hubs for Smart Watch Manufacturing : China, Japan and Taiwan control 40% of the Market
August 11, 2014
September 9, 2011
The State of American Jobs : Who is Getting Them
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THE global recession has hit young workers particularly hard. In the mostly rich countries of the OECD, the youth-unemployment rate (the unemployed as a proportion of the labour force aged 15-24) increased by 4.9 percentage points between 2007 and 2009, to 18.4%. By the second quarter of 2010 it had risen to 19.6%. Young people typically struggle to gain employment and are the first to be laid off; in nine countries more than one in four are now jobless. Spain has the highest youth-unemployment rate, at 42%, more than twice the unemployment rate of adults aged 25-54. In New Zealand, Sweden and Luxembourg, the youth-to-adult unemployment ratio is more than four. Germany has the lowest ratio (1.3), largely thanks to its successful apprenticeship system. The OECD warns that recovery will be slow and forecasts that youth unemployment will still be around 20% by the end of 2011. |
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July 31, 2011
2011 Global Car Manufacturing Data : Top 5 Trends
Global car sales advanced 5% in the first half of 2011, despite rising headwinds associated with sovereign debt problems in Western Europe, vehicle shortages from Japanese automakers, and increased consumer caution due to near triple-digit oil prices and higher financial market volatility since April.While China is the world’s largest auto market, Russia is posting the strongest gains this year, with first-half sales surging a stronger-than-expected 56% yr/yr.
Car sales in India jumped 15% in the first half of 2011, a growth rate expected to be maintained in coming months, alongside robust economic growth of roughly 8% Car sales in South America have accelerated to a double-digit gain this year — the strongest increase since2007.
Car sales in the United States have moderated to less than an annualized 12 million units in recent months, but will strengthen by September, as Japanese automakers are likely to launch major sales campaigns once their inventories climb to a more normal level of 60 days’ supply.Passenger vehicle sales in Canada advanced 3% y/y in the first half of 2011 and are expected to climb to 1.59 million in 2011 ( source : Scotia Bank Report )
Car sales in the United States have moderated to less than an annualized 12 million units in recent months, but will strengthen by September, as Japanese automakers are likely to launch major sales campaigns once their inventories climb to a more normal level of 60 days’ supply.Passenger vehicle sales in Canada advanced 3% y/y in the first half of 2011 and are expected to climb to 1.59 million in 2011 ( source : Scotia Bank Report )
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