Foxconn Sees New Source of Cheap Labor: The U.S.A.

[The-Shoveler]

Actually I think the cost of labor is being offset by the cost of shipping and Automation.

Beware the Robot !!
Just kidding sort of.

“Foxconn is planning to build manufacturing plants in the U.S., probably in cites such as Detroit and Los Angeles. ‘Since the manufacturing of Apple’s products is rather complicated, the market watchers expect the rumored plants to focus on LCD TV production, which can be highly automated and easier.

Update Foxconn says they have no current plans to expand their operations in the U.S.A. at this time.

[outtamojo]

Oh great! Are they going to build dorms there too?

[Coronita]

It would solve the housing problem 🙂

Also, anti-china/ china bashing people need not apply…

Though technically, the irony to this is…Foxconn is not a chinese company… It’s taiwanese company run by taiwanese senior management team… So all those things about workers rights and labor abuses by a company from “china” some American people flunked the geography lesson…. But hey, they all look the same, so what…

And despite the bashing…It’s history dates all the back to the Atari 2600 days when it was previously known as “Hon Hai”

It accounts for 40% of consumer electronics products…And has manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe (eastern block) and South America and Mexico….Presumably where labor is cheap(er)

[XBoxBoy]

First off this report is probably just a rumor and could easily be wrong.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57547212-37/new-u.s-address-in-foxconns-future-dont-bet-on-it/

But one thing to keep in mind. If you went to a fully automated production with virtually no workers, then you could save shipping costs by manufacturing close to the customers. So, wouldn’t surprise me to see more factories coming back to the USA as automated manufacturing develops. Not that that would mean jobs though.

[The-Shoveler]

One thing I think this makes very obvious, raising minimum wage to a more living wage will NOT drive out manufacturing Jobs etc…

Also I think it will encourage more people to get off Gov. support and actually lower the real cost.

[Coronita]

[quote=The-Shoveler]One thing I think this makes very obvious, raising minimum wage to a more living wage will NOT drive out manufacturing Jobs etc…

Also I think it will encourage more people to get off Gov. support and actually lower the real cost.[/quote]

If they are skilled manufacturing jobs, they won’t be paying minimum wage.

[enron_by_the_sea]

Can robots be unionized?

[spdrun]

But the people who maintain the robots can the unionized. We have a long way to go before automated lines are self-maintaining and self-managing.

Secondly, Taiwan is officially China … as in the Republic of. The rest of China has just illegally seceded. 🙂

[Coronita]

[quote=spdrun]But the people who maintain the robots can the unionized. We have a long way to go before automated lines are self-maintaining and self-managing.

Secondly, Taiwan is officially China … as in the Republic of. The rest of China has just illegally seceded. :)[/quote]

fvck you too.

[ltsddd]

where are they going to put the plant in LA?

[Coronita]

[quote=flu][quote=spdrun]But the people who maintain the robots can the unionized. We have a long way to go before automated lines are self-maintaining and self-managing.

Secondly, Taiwan is officially China … as in the Republic of. The rest of China has just illegally seceded. :)[/quote]

fvck you too.[/quote]

🙂

[Coronita]

For the search lazy..And sorry guys, I doubt it’s gonna happen in L.A.

Read the article:

Translation: you must be able to speak,read,write Chinese (at least for the engineering/manager jobs)…

http://www.zdnet.com/foxconn-building-manufacturing-plants-in-us-7000007154/

Foxconn building manufacturing plants in US
Summary: Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant, which produces various high-tech devices including Apple iPhone and Amazon Kindle, is evaluating Detroit and Los Angeles, among other cities, as potential sites.

By Cyrus Lee for View from China | November 9, 2012 — 08:01 GMT (00:01 PST)
U.S. cities including Detroit and Los Angeles are currently under assessment by Foxconn as potential manufacturing sites, according to Sina News.

However, as the production of Apple products is “very complex”, market watchers expect the new plants in the U.S. to only manufacture LCD televisions–the production process of which is highly automated and relatively simple, the report noted.

Terry Guo, president of Foxconn Technology, said the Taiwanese manufacturing company will carry out training programs for engineers in the Unites States, who also will be sent to the Chinese mainland or Taiwan to participate in product design and manufacturing processes.

This training program will provide a Chinese language environment for these engineers, according to Guo, who added having first-hand learning experience at the Chinese manufacturing bases will be helpful when they return to the United States.

Guo earlier this week also said buoyant iPhone 5 demand had put Foxconn in a spot. The complex techniques of producing the new smartphone had affected assemble speeds, making it the “most difficult device ever to assemble”, said an unnamed executive from Foxconn.

Admitting it was difficult to keep up with demand, Guo declined to comment if he had plans for Foxconn International to also manufacture the iPhone 5. This business unit currently does not make Apple products, manufacturing instead for other major clients Nokia, Motorola, and HTC.

Foxconn International’s share price surged over 30 percent this week after market rumors suggested this unit of Foxconn Technology was going to make iPhone 5.

[spdrun]

Deeee-TROIT? Problem will be attracting intelligent engineering talent to a festering rat-hole like that.

[Coronita]

[quote=spdrun]Deeee-TROIT? Problem will be attracting intelligent engineering talent to a festering rat-hole like that.[/quote]

My money would be on them expanding manufacturing in Mexico. Kinda like what sony does.

In fact, I believe some folks that work in the sony tv business locally were recently given two options…
1) Move to Japan
or
2) Move to Mexico.

Because their U.S. positions were being eliminated.

[The-Shoveler]

[quote=flu][quote=spdrun]Deeee-TROIT? Problem will be attracting intelligent engineering talent to a festering rat-hole like that.[/quote]

My money would be on them expanding manufacturing in Mexico. Kinda like what sony does.

In fact, I believe some folks that work in the sony tv business locally were recently given two options…
1) Move to Japan
or
2) Move to Mexico.

Because their U.S. positions were being eliminated.[/quote]

There are a lot of Chinese speaking engineering types in L.A.

Not so sure about Mexico or Detroit,

I think it’s more about automation and cheap reliable electricity etc..

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