Industria maquiladora y cambio técnico

Economic reform and foreign direct investment in Latin America

“…On the other side of the debate, and contrary to what has been the 'conventional wisdom' in the matter, Buitelaar, Padilla et al argue that FDI, in the maquila industry in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, has fostered (albeit to a limited extent) technology transfers and productive capacities in host countries (Buitelaar, R. et al, 1999).…”

The Evolution of Maquiladora Best Practices: 1965–2008

“…Significant levels of investment have been observed during recent years in networks, communications, and software. Companies have acquired greater autonomy vis-à-vis corporate headquarters (in purchasing orders, suppliers, equipment purchase, process improvements, products, and design technologies) (Buitelar et al, 1999;Carrillo et al, 1999;Cimoli and Dosi, 2004;Katz, 2000), and there has been a ''Mexicanization of maquiladora management'' (Dutrenit et al, 2006).…”

“…On the one hand, there is a high degree of competitiveness in auto parts, electronics, and garment plants, leading to the diffusion of more complexity, technology, organizational designs, and essential skills (Buitelar et al, 1999;Carrillo and Hualde, 1997;Dussel Peters and Xue Dong, 2004). Even new aspects of centralized coordination represent qualitative changes (Carrillo and Lara, 2004;Dutrenit et al 2006).…”

“…JPS was spearheaded by the Toyota Motor Corporation, a key contributor to the Japanese economy and an example of excellence in the globalization era. JPS, more commonly known in Mexico as lean production or lean manufacturing, is viewed in its more general concept, i.e., as localcapacity building and the creation of different evolutionary paths (Alonso et al, 2002;Buitelar et al, 1999;Dutrenit and Vera-Cruz, 2004;Lara et al, 2005).…”

Export growth, foreign direct investment and technological capability building under the maquila model: winding roads, few intersections

“…9 The creation of export promotion and FDI attraction schemes had a central role in explaining this export growth. Although those schemes can be traced back to the mid-1960s in Mexico and the 1970s in Central America, 10 they experienced a significant growth in the 1980s and 1990s (Buitelaar et al, 1999;Padilla et al, 2008). Free zones, maquila programs and temporal admission schemes, which altogether are commonly known as maquiladora industry, offered attractive tax incentives to set up .…”