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... Potential reasons for these declines include the nature of increasing productivity; decreased business spending; changing strength of the dollar; and an increased trade deficit. There is disagreement over whether the movement of production jobs overseas is a net positive or net negative trend -- that is, whether production capacity today is a commodity or a strategic asset.
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... While this is a clear trend, some corporate representatives at the workshop claimed that moving certain jobs overseas resulted in overall job retention in the United States. Because globalized production can enable the efficient distribution of engineering and manufacturing responsibilities, it can result in decreased overall costs and the creation of better jobs in the United States.
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... To implement technological innovations and promote sustained improvement, the manufacturing workforce must possess continually updated technical knowledge. It is important that accessible and broadly distributed workforce development programs be supported and integrated into economic and technology development programs.
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... Foremost among them was the observation that the United States has long had a number of advantages for attracting manufacturing businesses, including personal freedom, political stability, an entrepreneurial business environment, a skilled and educated workforce, and access to large consumer markets. However, to ensure that the United States remains an attractive place to locate manufacturing businesses, the country must consider the supporting infrastructure for manufacturing.


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