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Ethical, profitable & competitive China manufacturing: focus on labor value, not labor costs
For manufacturers in China, the most effective hedge against rising costs is attracting, developing and retaining talent. In this case, the most effective is also the most ethically correct. This from the Huffington Post: As I’ve been saying (over and over again), an incremental upsurge in labor rates is not cause for China manufacturers to flee the …
Foxconn workers will get more money for fewer hours. What about better hours?
Foxconn/Apple have responded to bad press by vowing to implement changes that benefit workers. That will necessarily mean it will reduce it’s operators’ overtime working hours and, presumable, it will have to boost regular-time salaries to offset the operators’ loss of revenue. The result, of course, higher unit labor costs for Foxconn, and maybe …
Lean Leadership for the World Bank: Dr. Jim Yong Kim
OBAMA NOMINATES LEAN THINKER FOR WORLD BANK PRESIDENT When I read that President Obama nominated a guy named Jim Yong Kim for President of the World Bank, I thought his name sounded familiar. I finally checked him out on Wikipedia and realized he was the same guy I posted about back in September, 2009. I …
Chinese Manufacturing (in San Francisco) c. 1869. Lean and Flexible?
I like pictures showing manufacturing processes. Here’s one (in the public domain) I snagged recently. It was drawn and published in 1869 and depicts a Chinese cigar factory in San Francisco.
Layout is not bad. Leaning toward cellular assembly. … Continue reading
My Interview with Rensselaer in China – Greater China Business Club
A group of obviously committed students and alumni from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute run Rensselaer in China | Greater China Business Club. Their interview with me can be read here. Continue reading
