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Unemployment…what unemployment?

Many thanks to Kevin Meyer of the Evolving Excellence Blog once again for highlighting what would seem to be an anomaly contrary to popular perceptions in the US.

Despite the increase in alarmist media and populist rhetoric from would-be presidential candidates, about the harm that Outsourcing is doing to blue collar America, with increasing millions of unemployed, the figures are actually near record lows.

Economists believe that the US is near the “full employment” level, where the 4.5% rate is reflective of normal ongoing churn, the perpetually unemployable, and those who simply don’t want to be employed.

An area supposedly hardest hit by the ongoing quantum shift in Manufacturing such as Wisconsin is no different; rates are still just a percent or so above the national average. This means there’s considerable competition for workers among the manufacturers that have figured out how to thrive in a supposedly adverse environment. Read the rest of this entry »

Manufacturing Outsourcing: Seven Common Pitfalls to Avoid

Metagrobolize was started to hopefully provide a ‘tool’ for anyone involved in outsourcing to either gain or share knowledge on best practices in what can be a very complex subject.

As the CEO of an outsource ‘Provider’ Metagrobolize is a great way for me to share my own thoughts as well as the thoughts, research and experience of other eminent personalities within the industry. Occasionally in the quest for more information and knowledge, I stumble across real gems of information, or in this case ‘insights into best practice’ Read the rest of this entry »

David (S) V Goliath

As I how now become a part of the vibrant blogoshpere landscape in Malaysia, it is appropriate that I at least give some comment to the Malaysian government’s attitude to towards this powerful vehicle of freedom of expression and freedom of speech, something that does not always sit comfortably with Asian politics and culture.

Malaysia can boast many powerful arguments for the consideration of foreign investment (FDI) and the stability of its elected government ranks very highly amongst them, just take a look at Malaysia’s neighbours such as Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia and its not difficult to understand what makes Malaysia and Singapore the most risk adverse options.

The former and incumbent administrations recognise this and Malaysia has enjoyed a period of political stability for the past 30 years. Read the rest of this entry »