Dispelling the Manufacturing Myth : American Factories Can Compete in the Global Marketplace

DISPELLING THE MANUFACTURING MYTH -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- NOTES -- 1 Introduction -- THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS DECISIONS MODEL -- REPORT STRUCTURE -- NOTE -- 2 Consumer Electronics -- THE AT&T EXPERIENCE -- Background -- AT&T Product Cost Analysis -- Labor Analysis -- Load Analysis -- Materials Analysis -- Analysis of Functional Drivers Impacting OEM Costs -- Transportation and Duties -- Quality Management -- Make to Order -- Unquantified Risks -- Summary Observations: AT&T Cost Analysis -- THE TOSHIBA EXPERIENCE -- Background -- Cost of Materials -- Labor Costs -- Capital Budgeting -- Summary Observations: Toshiba Color Picture Tube Manufacturing -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 3 Semiconductors -- BACKGROUND -- Industry Structure -- IMPORTANCE OF PROCESS CONTROL -- Labor Costs -- LOCATION DECISIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 4 Automobiles -- BACKGROUND -- INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENTS OF PRODUCTION CAPACITY -- MANUFACTURING COSTS -- EFFECT OF FUEL ECONOMY REGULATION -- SUMMARY -- NOTES -- 5 Conclusion -- WHAT ATTRACTS MANUFACTURERS? -- Access to Low Costs -- Access to Skills, Technology, and Capabilities -- Access to Markets -- Risk Factors -- ABANDONING MYTHS -- Myth 1: Automate, Emigrate, or Evaporate -- Myth 2: Manufacturing Offshore Cuts Costs -- Myth 3: Sourcing from Foreign OEM Suppliers Is Preferable to Building Internal Capacity -- Myth 4: Moving Offshore Is a Quick, Expedient, Reversible Solutionto Transient Competitive Pressures -- Myth 5: The Role of Offshore Plants Is Fashioned by Communication Barriers -- AFTER MYTHS: RETHINKING COSTS, COMPETITIVENESS, AND ATTRACTIVENESS -- TOWARD A DESIRED STATE -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- Index.