The global factory: Foreign assembly in international trade

Grunwald, Joseph; Flamm, Kenneth

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“…Citing Gourevitch, Bohn, andMcKendrick (1997), McKendrick (1999, p. 307) states: "By 1995, more than 60 percent of global employment in the HDD industry, including upstream activities, was in Asia outside of Japan." 29 See, for example, Grunwald and Flamm (1985). More recent evidence presented by firms at meetings of the PCAST also strongly supports the view that high-tech firms increasingly are choosing to locate their manufacturing operations overseas.…”

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High-Technology Manufacturing and U.S. Competitiveness

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High-Technology Manufacturing and U.S. Competitiveness

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“…Shifting of the labour-intensive assembly process to developing countries in some traditional labour-intensive consumer goods (garments, in particular) and electronics industry began in the late 1960s (Helleiner 1973;Grunwald & Flamm 1985). Since then, production networks have evolved and spread into many industries such as footwear, electronics, automobiles, televisions and radio receivers, sewing machines, office equipment, machine tools, automobile, cameras and 181 Athukorala: Global Productions Sharing and Local Entrepreneurship watches, medical devices and light-emitting diodes.…”

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“…In this production network, the 'lead firm' is a multinational manufacturing enterprise (such Intel, Motorola, Apple and Samsung) and production sharing takes place predominantly through the lead firms' global branch network and/or its close operational links with established contract manufacturers (Grunwald & Flamm 1985, Brown & Linden 2005, Sturgeon & Kawakami 2011. In these high-tech industries, production technology is specific to the lead firm and is closely protected in order to prevent imitations.…”

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Global Productions Sharing and Local Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries: Evidence from Penang Export Hub, Malaysia

Athukorala

2017

Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies

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This article examines opportunities and policy options for developing countries to promote engagement of local firms in global production networks. The article begins with a stagesetting overview of the ongoing process of global production sharing and the emerging opportunities local firm's engagement. It then undertakes an illustrative case study of the export hub in the state of Penang in Malaysia. Forging operational links between multinational enterprises, which set up assembly plants in Penang, and local firms was an integral part of the export-led development strategy of the state. This policy emphasis was instrumental in fostering a domestic supplier network around the operations of the multinational enterprise subsidiaries. A number of local firms, which emerged de novo through production sharing, have become global players in their own right, with production bases in a number of other countries.

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“…Les entreprises ont réagi à cette concurrence en ayant recours à l'automatisation afin d'améliorer la productivité des travailleurs. Une autre stratégie consiste à disperser les processus de production dans le monde (Scott et Storper, 1986 : 306 (Frobel et autres, 1980;Grunwald et Flamm, 1985;Massey, 1984;Peet, 1983: 118-119). Confrontées à une concurrence internationale de plus en plus intense, les entreprises doivent également tenir compte de l'évolution des techniques et des produits.…”

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Dépendance locale et développement économique : six exemples ontariens

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Traditionnellement, au Canada, les milieux d’affaires sont en bonne position pour influencer les politiques locales. Les municipalités font de plus en plus appel à l’entrepreneurship local pour diversifier leur base économique, mais leur autonomie à l’égard du capital n’augmente pas. L’auteur s’intéresse aux efforts de développement de six municipalités ontariennes et à la manière dont elles s’y sont prises (processus, secteurs économiques visés, instruments utilisés) pour atteindre leurs objectifs de développement local. Il appert que si les fonctionnaires et les milieux d’affaires jouent un rôle de premier plan dans l’élaboration des stratégies locales, dans l’ensemble, la population n’y participe pas.Traditionally in Canada, the business sectors have been in a favorable position to influence local policies. Municipalities increasingly appeal to local entrepreneurs to diversify their economic base, but this does not mean that their autonomy in regard to capital is increased. The author addresses himself to the development efforts of six Ontario municipalities (in terms of process, targetted economic sectors, instruments used). In short, it appears that if bureaucrats and the business community play a premier role in the elaboration of local strategies, as a whole the general public does not participate in this process.Tradicionalmente, el sector de negocios en Canadá está en una posición que le permite influenciar las políticas locales. Las municipalidades solicitan cada vez más frecuentemente la colaboración de los empresarios locales para diversificar su base económica, pero ello no significa que aumente su autonomía respecto al capital. El autor se interesa en los esfuerzos de desarrollo de seis municipalidades de Ontario (procesos, sectores económicos elegidos e instrumentos utilizados). En resumen, parece que, si bien los funcionarios y los ambientes de negocios juegan un rol preponderante en la elaboración de estrategias locales, no se puede decir que la problación participe como conjunto

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The global factory: Foreign assembly in international trade

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High-Technology Manufacturing and U.S. Competitiveness

Global Productions Sharing and Local Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries: Evidence from Penang Export Hub, Malaysia

Dépendance locale et développement économique : six exemples ontariens

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