AN ONSHORE WIND

摘要

In which direction do the economies of electronics production push the manufacturing location? What is the history of the situation and assumptions? And when is it time to reevaluate those assumptions? In the 1950s and '60s, US and other Western-based companies moved manufacturing to Japan, where labor was cheap and factories were being rebuilt using enormous investments from the US and its allies. Japan's quality was initially poor but rapidly improved, and the nation became an economic powerhouse. Along with this increased sophistication came increased cost, and Western companies relocated to Korea where, again, investment poured in after a cease-fire in hostilities.