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geography make by different way'sjust like as Manufacturing excellence has always moved from geography to geography. Starting with England and Europe during the Industrial Revolution, the center of manufacturing excellence moved to the United States and through Japan has now reached China. Where will it move next, and more importantly what will it be like?
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Who will it be? What will be the drivers? What will be the theme?
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The manufacturing base of the world has not stayed constant at one place. It has moved across continents. More importantly, the drivers of each of the great manufacturing cycles have been different. Is there a pattern somewhere that can give us a hint of the answer? For great fortunes can be made from knowing the answers! This piece looks at the drivers of the four great manufacturing cycles we have been through and tries to identify what the drivers for the fifth one could be.
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If you look back at history, four very clear manufacturing peaks can be identified, each with its own geographical base and identifying characteristics. Further, one can also identify some clear drivers, or rather change in drivers that helped shift the manufacturing base of the world. Some of these patterns are for real and some are the stuff that conspiracy theories are made of.
The four great manufacturing phases
The first manufacturing cycle was, of course, the First Industrial Revolution that started in Europe, or more specifically England. Starting towards the end of the eighteenth century, this lasted almost a century, tapering off in the middle of the nineteenth century.
The second had its origins in the second half of the nineteenth century, in what is known as the Second Industrial Revolution in England itself. But the early twentieth century was when it reached its peak with the United States of America becoming the manufacturing superpower of the world. This era lasted for slightly more than two generations.
India’s growth becomes more impressive in light of the fact that it is driven by a fraction of its population. Much of the nation remains a picture of rural poverty. Nearly all foreign investment in India goes to its six most urban states, with 22 other less developed states virtually ignored. This gap between city and country is keenly felt in places such as Gurgaon, a suburb of the Indian capital New Delhi: “In a land still plagued by deep poverty and backwardness, Gurgaon has become a renowned home of international call centers, business-processing operations, and information-technology firms. There are gleaming, glass-paned high-tech towers, condominium blocks, multiplexes, and shopping malls, where Indians dine at Ruby Tuesday, browse for Samsung electronics, or kick the tires at a Toyota, Ford, or Chevy dealer. If one overlooks the dusty pockets of poverty nearby, a few water buffaloes picking at garbage near shantytowns, the look is more Southern California office park than the India of yore
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