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If it's that easy to move highly skilled positions to the Far East, how do you explain Germany's prowess in high-end manufacturing? Surely all those jobs shoul
by gozur88 10y ago
If it's that easy to move highly skilled positions to the Far East, how do you explain Germany's prowess in high-end manufacturing? Surely all those jobs should have moved to China by now? It's been two generations since Deng opened the country up to foreign manufacturers.
- mistermann 10y agoGermans may think beyond next quarters earnings.
- jerven 10y agoIts because most of these companies are small and largely family owned. i.e. the owners understand the product, and moving it to china means they would need to move to china as well. In many ways the difference is that headquarters is next or on top of the factory instead of in a different state.
- rusk 10y agoIts because most of these companies are small and largely family owned Sorry I have to question this .. Bosch, Mercedes, BMW? There are a few notables such as Krupps that were once upon a time family owned but increasingly these companies are owned by global conglomerates. Yes, these companies do outsource many functions to poorer countries but their centre of gravity is very certainly in Germany.
- rusk 10y agoGermany also has an amazing pluralistic educational system. Nobody gets left behind. All state-funded, which I guess follows from the high taxes they pay ... "it takes money to make money", as the man says.
- wycx 10y agoSome is moving to Eastern Europe. Daimler make transmissions and other components in Romania.
- gozur88 10y agoWhen I say "high-end manufacturing" I'm not really talking about cars. More along the lines of industries that require very, very tight tolerances and exotic materials like tooling or optics.
- kamaal 10y agoForget about high end manufacturing. I play harmonica, and German made Hohner's are considered to be the best. The only quality competitor is Seydel(Again a German company), or Suzuki(Japanese). I think its the overall culture and seasoning to quality and workmanship your ordinary citizens are used to. The real deal isn't just High end manufacturing. I know of a relative of mine who used to buy Grundig and Braun radio/taperecorders/stereos in the 80's. The design and quality still comes across way ahead of its times. Quality shows in everything you build. Volumes may be profitable for a while. But with lack of quality you won't be able to build BMW's and Airbus's. The kind of manufacturing that has a future.