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China, the World’s Automated Factory

December 21, 2016 By Matthew Fulco

Over the past 25 years, China has become the world’s preeminent manufacturer, churning out everything from running shoes to Apple products. Powering that ascent was heavy foreign direct investment combined with a seemingly inexhaustible pool of cheap labor. But now, as the Chinese economy slows, wages rise and the workforce atrophies, the decades-long manufacturing boom may be ending. To help deliver China from industrial decline, the Chinese leadership is betting on automation. However for Beijing to become the world’s robotic leader, there is an even more complex issue behind updating robotic technology: how to handle the displacement of large numbers of Chinese workers?

Filed Under: All Articles, Chinese Economy, Manufacturing Tagged With: Automation, Factory, Robots

Robots in China: The Bot Connection

November 11, 2014 By Greg Isaacson

How the growing use of robots in China will impact different sectors of the economy, as well as the country’s robot makers.

Filed Under: All Articles, Connections, Digital Economy, Economy, Employment, Know China, Manufacturing, Technology Tagged With: economic development, Employment, Factory, Foxconn, Healthcare, Industry, Japan, Korea, Labor, Robotics, Slider, Technology

China’s Manufacturing Metropolises: Inside Foxconn’s Sprawling City

January 23, 2013 By Berken Byrne

Why and how China will remain the factory of the world. In 1974, 23-year-old Terry Gou founded his own business on a $7,500 loan from his mother. It was enough to rent a small space and buy a couple of machines to mold hunks of plastic into television dials. In truth, what he had was […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, China, Know China, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Tagged With: Apple, Factory, Foxconn, Hon Hai, iPhone, Longhua, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Clusters, Shenzhen, Slider

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