DocumentCode
798821
Title
Are U.S. jobs moving to China?
Author
Donahoe, Daniel N. ; Pecht, Michael
Author_Institution
CALCE Electron. Products & Syst. Center, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Volume
26
Issue
3
fYear
2003
Firstpage
682
Lastpage
686
Abstract
In the 1990\´s, there was a conscious drive to outsource much of the manufacturing in the U.S electronics industry. Initially the outsourcing was to contract manufacturers (those companies that assemble circuit boards and final products), mostly offshore and largely in China. Now, after the economic boom of the late 1990\´s, the engineering and technical jobs seem to be following manufacturing. Much of the world\´s commercial electronics are labeled "Made in China," and China now seems to be the only growing economy. After decades of western technical innovation, why is this transfer occuring? Is loss of engineering jobs just another consequence of globalization? What does the future hold? This paper addresses the nature and cause of the trend, predicts the future and provides a prescription for the U.S.
Keywords
electronics industry; employment; technological forecasting; China; economy; electronics industry; future; globalization; manufacturing; outsourcing; Assembly; Consumer electronics; Contracts; Economic forecasting; Electronics industry; Employment; Globalization; Manufacturing; Outsourcing; Unemployment;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Components and Packaging Technologies, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1521-3331
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TCAPT.2003.816655
Filename
1234928
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