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UK manufacturers are investing in a constant drive for improvements in efficiency and quality, but to view this as a simple attempt to compete on level terms with the low labour cost economies is wrong. That ship has sailed and the UK simply cannot compete with the emerging economies on a like-for-l...

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Published inElectronics Weekly p. 6
Main Author Cook, Rick
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Croydon Emap Limited 01.05.2007
Subjects
Competition
Cost control
Cost reduction
Electronics industry
Emerging markets
Innovations
Intellectual property
Manufacturing
Offshore
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:UK manufacturers are investing in a constant drive for improvements in efficiency and quality, but to view this as a simple attempt to compete on level terms with the low labour cost economies is wrong. That ship has sailed and the UK simply cannot compete with the emerging economies on a like-for-like production cost basis.
ISSN:0013-5224