Global Supply Chain Throughput

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Global Supply Chain Throughput
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Global vs. Multinational Firms

• Multinational Firms Operate Off Centralized
  Decision Making
• Houston
• Stuttgart
• London
• Global Firms Are Decentralized
• Decentralized Firms Will Give Over More Autonomy
  to Regions

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Regional Manufacturing

• Logistics Costs Will Soon Overwhelm Labor
  Differences

• The difference was largely an accounting
  illusion to begin with played larger by firms
  investing in Chinas future.
• Automation is hitting full stride in Europe and
  is soon inevitable for the US.
• As manufacturing becomes less about labor and
  more about logistics, regional manufacturing
  centers will grow.