US Olympic Games Clothing Disputes US To Revitalize Manufacturing Industry

When the world is used to "Made in China", the United States has shouted the slogan of "Revitalizing the manufacturing industry". A few days ago, under the influence of the encouragement policy, there was an upsurge of manufacturing industry returning from overseas in the United States. American enterprises "focused on employment" and produced a series of products from chopsticks, water heaters to construction machinery. Even for the American Olympic Games produced in China clothing Some American legislators make a mountain out of a molehill, clamoring to burn "Made in China" together and make new ones. But in fact, the revival of manufacturing industry is not as simple as expected.

easier said than done

"We will not increase labor-intensive and relatively low tech jobs in the United States, and I don't think we want them. Sometimes it is more meaningful to develop technologies to enhance competitiveness, and sometimes it is more meaningful for the government to support the improvement of workers' skills." Michael Spencer, a professor at New York University and winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics, said.

Lawrence Katz, a professor of Harvard University, pointed out that the idea that manufacturing jobs will increase significantly is totally untrustworthy. Vigorously improving American infrastructure and education will be more effective in creating middle-class jobs.

Many experts believe that the return of manufacturing jobs in the United States in the past two years, in addition to the increase in overseas labor costs and other reasons, there are also temporary and accidental factors such as exchange rate changes, the rise in overseas energy transport prices and so on. Therefore, it is still difficult to determine whether this recovery is a rebound after recession or a long-term phenomenon. In this case, if we indiscriminately promote the old ways and manufacture all kinds of products, we can only be more excited and more difficult to do.

Huge professional talent gap

US media reported that Obama once asked Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, how to get jobs in iPhone manufacturing back to the United States. Steve Jobs replied, "These jobs can't come back." This is not only because foreign labor is relatively cheap, but Apple executives also believe that foreign workers' flexibility, diligence and industrial skills, And the huge scale of overseas factories has greatly exceeded that of their American counterparts, so that "Made in America" is no longer a viable option for most Apple products. The survey report of Deloitte Consulting also shows that 600000 jobs in the U.S. manufacturing industry were left unfilled last year, simply because enterprises could not find workers with appropriate skills.

The talent gap is not only a problem of skill and diligence, but also the development of new technology needs talents with new knowledge. The article pointed out that "the manufacturing jobs we need to engage in today are different from those we sent overseas that year. These jobs require very special skills and fewer workers". For example, the newspaper said that new composite materials are emerging in endlessly, and 3D printing technology has changed the manufacturing process, which requires more skilled employees to master complex new manufacturing processes. Therefore, future employees will need to receive a lot of training in this field.

The United States decides whether to be high or low

To achieve "re industrialization" and reverse this imbalance, the United States needs to rely on advanced manufacturing rather than low-end manufacturing. This has become the consensus of many people of insight in the United States.

Gary Pisano and Willy Shi, professors of Harvard Business School, proposed in 2009 that the government should pay attention to advanced manufacturing. Because the proportion of labor cost in this field is usually reduced, low wage countries have little advantage. The rapidly changing world also increasingly requires that production be closer to the end market.

Advanced manufacturing refers to the next generation manufacturing technology and its products using high-end materials and production technologies. The products in these industries have high added value and strong technical requirements, which are not only the comparative advantages of the United States, but also can provide high remuneration for the American people. At present, the policy of the US government has begun to focus on "advanced manufacturing", and has given a lot of financial and tax support, while clothing, footwear and mining have received little support. On the whole, there is a great demand for the revitalization of the manufacturing industry in the United States. Whether to do something or not, or to do everything, the results of relevant discussions are becoming increasingly clear.