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Making U.S. Manufacturing More Competitive

Dig around the roots and prepare for planting

Mike Micklewright
Wed, 09/05/2012 - 12:00
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After recently returning to the world of process improvement consulting, I began to ponder where U.S. manufacturing stands with regard to worldwide competitiveness after so many decades of highs and lows. Globally, we have U.S. manufacturing to thank for leading the way out of the great recession, albeit ever so slowly. But as the months warmed up this spring and summer, U.S. manufacturing has cooled.

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Quality in U.S. manufacturing has improved tremendously since the late 1970s and 1980s, and we should be proud of our comeback from a dark era during which we questioned whether U.S. workers could ever manufacture high-quality, low-cost products again. We’ve done well to catch up in many industries, but what can we do now to compete with and surpass other countries’ manufacturing prowess, especially when our wages and taxes are so much higher than other developed and developing countries?

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Submitted by willy@qsconsult.be on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 10:16

Wages and taxes

I was very surprised to read that according to Mr Mickelwright US companies are faced with much higher wages and  taxes than other countries. I accept that in relation to undeveloped countries, though it would be intersting to hear what countries are meant, but I doubt this very much in relation to developed countries as mentioned as well in the text. Apart from having energy prices that are four times higher than in the US, I know that wages and taxes are considerably higher in Western Europe than in the US. I also doubt very much if Japan would be a cheaper country to manufacture in. Could you indicate what developed countries have considerably lower wages and taxes than the US? Kind regards,Willy Vandenbrande

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Submitted by willy@qsconsult.be on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 10:22

Correction on previous comment

Where it said "undeveloped" it should state "developing".

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