Plunkett's Manufacturing and Robotics Industry Trends and Statistics 2014 (Summary)

This summary report, excerpted from Plunkett's Manufacturing & Robotics Industry Almanac 2014, provides market research, trends analysis and statistics for the global manuracturing, robotics and factory automation sectors¿a perfect tool for competitive intelligence or financial research. This market research tool includes our analysis of the major trends affecting the global manufacturing industry, from the developments in firms reshoring their manufacturing operations to the U.S.,...
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This summary report, excerpted from Plunkett's Manufacturing & Robotics Industry Almanac 2014, provides market research, trends analysis and statistics for the global manuracturing, robotics and factory automation sectors¿a perfect tool for competitive intelligence or financial research. This market research tool includes our analysis of the major trends affecting the global manufacturing industry, from the developments in firms reshoring their manufacturing operations to the U.S., nearshoring to Mexico and Central America, rising wages in China, China's move to higher value manufacturing, and the movement of lower value manufacturing, such as apparel, to such nations as Pakistan and The Philippines. Our research effort includes an exhaustive study of new technologies and discussions with experts at dozens of innovative tech companies.