Editorial forewarning brings nods of agreement.Your November editorial ["Be Forewarned"] was very interesting and timely. Just the other week, The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times ran an article called "Manufacturing Jobs Are Exiting Mexico: Business Leaders Try to Stop the Exodus of Factories to China" In the article, it mentions some of the reasons for the move. For one, labor rates in Mexico are about $2 an hour, while in China it varies from $0.35 to $1. In all, Mexico has lost about 287,000 jobs since October 2000. The article also mentions that the Delphi R&D) Center in Juarez might not be needed anymore if they won't be doing production in Mexico in the future. Again, it was a very good editorial in that you let people know just what is going on and forewarned them to get ready and to prepare. --Mike McKeown, Orthodyne Electronics Your November editorial hits the nail on the head. We are watching Mexico carefully with regard to their probable shift toward low- to mid-volume technology-oriented and quick-turn services. A recent conversation I had with Eric Miscoll of Technology Forecasters indicated the likelihood of this trend as well. We at Nextek are not worried about our future, as we feel that we have sufficient technology and market differentiation to survive an increase in Mexican suppliers. We are all going to be affected as the sources of EMS services shift to new locations around the globe. We all need to determine what it is that we do well and focus on the subset A group of commands or functions that do not include all the capabilities of the original specification. Software or hardware components designed for the subset will also work with the original. that will continue to make business sense in the U.S. If, ha a couple of years, nothing seems to make sense in the EMS market, I have always thought of opening a small pottery pottery, the baked-clay wares of the entire ceramics field. For a description of the nature of the material, see clay. Types of Pottery It usually falls into three main classes—porous-bodied pottery, stoneware, and porcelain. shop in the mountains of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . Do you need any vases? --Phil Yates, Nextek Just a quick note to comment on your November editorial: I totally agree. Like the rest of this global industry, Mexico will have to change with the times and morph morph 1 n. An allomorph. [From morpheme.] morph 2 n. into a location that does more than low-mix/high-volume manufacturing. Change is an uncomfortable experience for most, and this situation is no exception. Unfortunately, there is no end in the foreseeable fore·see tr.v. fore·saw , fore·seen , fore·see·ing, fore·sees To see or know beforehand: foresaw the rapid increase in unemployment. future. --Leo Devine, Indium indium (ĭn`dēəm), a metallic chemical element; symbol In; at. no. 49; at. wt. 114.82; m.p. 156.6°C;; b.p. about 2,080°C;; sp. gr. 7.31 at 20°C;; valence +1, +2, or +3. Corp. |
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