2008 Olympics and US Manufacturing
We have been working on several stories about the technology behind
the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing, China. One of the stories in this
issue is about how Speedo is using simulation software to help make
swimmers faster. More Olympic stories are coming next month.
In addition to the Olympics games, we also compete with China and other countries around the world in the manufacturing arena. But there is a big difference between competing in the sports arena and the manufacturing arena. In the sports arena, athletes that lose typically have only themselves to blame. But in the manufacturing arena, some people in the US want to blame China for our loss of manufacturing jobs. That’s not really fair.
According to a report from the Association for Manufacturing Technology, nearly three quarters of the manufacturing job loss in the U.S. over the past several years is the result of productivity improvements that occurred on US soil.
The report goes on to says that the United State’s competitive disadvantage is due to many factors that we brought on ourselves, including litigation costs, pollution abatement, and the laws that were enacted by our state, local, and federal governments. For example, do you know the US is the only major industrialized economy that taxes production rather than consumption?
Read the report yourself by clicking on the following Link.
Competition, whether it’s in the Olympics arena or the manufacturing arena, is a good thing for all countries. But for the US to compete in manufacturing, people have to stop blaming people in other countries for problems brought on largely by US citizens. Instead, improving manufacturing in the US will require action on many fronts. This year’s presidential election in the US is an important component, but there are so many other things that need to be done beyond politics. We need to invest more in basic research and development. We need to foster a culture of innovation where engineers and others that invent new technologies and build businesses are supported with venture capital and other resources. As a country with many businesses tied to manufacturing, we also need to support and attend trade shows like National Manufacturing Week that provide opportunities to discuss how to improve the US manufacturing base through innovation in design engineering, plant engineering, green manufacturing, and other areas.
Visit Entertainment Engineering in booth 4570 at the National Manufacturing Week trade show held September 23–25 at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. We support competition and would welcome an opportunity to help your company compete in the global manufacturing arena.
Bruce Wiebusch
bruce@entertainmentengineering.com
In addition to the Olympics games, we also compete with China and other countries around the world in the manufacturing arena. But there is a big difference between competing in the sports arena and the manufacturing arena. In the sports arena, athletes that lose typically have only themselves to blame. But in the manufacturing arena, some people in the US want to blame China for our loss of manufacturing jobs. That’s not really fair.
According to a report from the Association for Manufacturing Technology, nearly three quarters of the manufacturing job loss in the U.S. over the past several years is the result of productivity improvements that occurred on US soil.
The report goes on to says that the United State’s competitive disadvantage is due to many factors that we brought on ourselves, including litigation costs, pollution abatement, and the laws that were enacted by our state, local, and federal governments. For example, do you know the US is the only major industrialized economy that taxes production rather than consumption?
Read the report yourself by clicking on the following Link.
Competition, whether it’s in the Olympics arena or the manufacturing arena, is a good thing for all countries. But for the US to compete in manufacturing, people have to stop blaming people in other countries for problems brought on largely by US citizens. Instead, improving manufacturing in the US will require action on many fronts. This year’s presidential election in the US is an important component, but there are so many other things that need to be done beyond politics. We need to invest more in basic research and development. We need to foster a culture of innovation where engineers and others that invent new technologies and build businesses are supported with venture capital and other resources. As a country with many businesses tied to manufacturing, we also need to support and attend trade shows like National Manufacturing Week that provide opportunities to discuss how to improve the US manufacturing base through innovation in design engineering, plant engineering, green manufacturing, and other areas.
Visit Entertainment Engineering in booth 4570 at the National Manufacturing Week trade show held September 23–25 at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. We support competition and would welcome an opportunity to help your company compete in the global manufacturing arena.
Bruce Wiebusch
bruce@entertainmentengineering.com
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