According to a CNN report, NAFTA, proximity to the U.S. market, and lower costs (largely the results of inverse currency fluctuations of the peso and yuan) have tipped the scales in favor of Mexico (and against China) as the new manufacturing destination of choice for U.S.- bound products.
The Change Junkie
A self-professed “change junkie,” I was sent to China by my American employer in 2000 to inspect a new Shenzhen facility. That two-week trip to China has so far lasted 10 years.
This blog is, loosely, about Manufacturing Leadership in China, which is both my profession and my hobby. It's also about Manufacturing and/or Leadership and/or China. It exists only as an outlet for my thoughts and as a platform for discussion.
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NOTE: The opinions expressed here are strictly mine or of those who comment or guest post. Any similarity to these views and those of my employers are purely coincidental.Recent Posts
- PRC govt. (China Daily) to foreign manufacturers: Time to go. Can’t you take a hint? …. Just kidding!
- Labor rates rising, but labor is still “cheap” if you get more value.
- China Labor: Yes, The Times They Are A Changing but no, the sky is NOT falling.
- Pearl River Delta manufacturing: the reports of its death are greatly exaggerated
- PRD Labor Costs Rising: Run Away, Run Away!!! Not so fast.
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- Tweets that mention China Labor: Yes, The Times They Are A Changing but no, the sky is NOT falling. | SinoFactory -- Topsy.com on China Labor: Yes, The Times They Are A Changing but no, the sky is NOT falling.
- Tweets that mention Pearl River Delta manufacturing: the reports of its death are greatly exaggerated | SinoFactory -- Topsy.com on Pearl River Delta manufacturing: the reports of its death are greatly exaggerated
- Pearl River Delta manufacturing: the reports of its death are greatly exaggerated | SinoFactory on Coming to China, but NOT for cheap labor!
- Tweets that mention PRD Labor Costs Rising: Run Away, Run Away!!! Not so fast. | SinoFactory -- Topsy.com on PRD Labor Costs Rising: Run Away, Run Away!!! Not so fast.
- Chinese factories: the temptation of inner provinces on PRD Labor Costs Rising: Run Away, Run Away!!! Not so fast.