I work in manufacturing and the stepping stones are already starting to fall into place, slowly. Manufacturing is investing heavily in India, I expect India to be a manufacturing superpower within the decade (unless that sleepy guy wins and lets China cuck the world). Also lots of talks of bringing manufacturing into South America but India is the big name with billions already being invested. There is also existing plants in other Asian countries which are starting to take over more production, companies just can not risk the unpredictability of China anymore.
Manufacturing is investing heavily in India, I expect India to be a manufacturing superpower within the decade
Stupid, stupid, stupid. They just don't have the mentailty to produce anything of even Chinesium-level quality.
I bought a tap-and-die set at some industrial supply place once. The very first time I used it, the entire front of the tap wrench tore apart. The metal didn't shatter, it TORE. It had all the strength of a piece of cheddar cheese. I looked at the package, expecting "Made in China". Nope, it was "Made in India".
The goddamned thing even reeked like a garbage truck when I took it out of the package. Not joking. I didn't even want to touch it, and washed my hands after tearing it apart.
And attempting to do business with Indians is just plain a nightmare. They figure their time isn't worth anything, so they waste yours for months, rewriting contracts without marking changes, inserting clauses giving them exclusive rights or months-long payment delays or "no termination without mutual agreement", sending faxes and poor-quality scans in the hope that you'll give up and not read them to check that they signed what you sent last. And their courts won't ever rule against them if you have to litigate there, and they won't enforce international arbitration decisions either.
Vietnamese have the mindset to produce usable stuff; they actually want to better themselves and succeed. Indians for the most part simply don't give a shit.
What you say about India now is how China was early in the manufacturing boom. The way it goes is Americans have to teach them how to make less junky shit.
I work in manufacturing and the stepping stones are already starting to fall into place, slowly. Manufacturing is investing heavily in India, I expect India to be a manufacturing superpower within the decade (unless that sleepy guy wins and lets China cuck the world). Also lots of talks of bringing manufacturing into South America but India is the big name with billions already being invested. There is also existing plants in other Asian countries which are starting to take over more production, companies just can not risk the unpredictability of China anymore.
Stupid, stupid, stupid. They just don't have the mentailty to produce anything of even Chinesium-level quality.
I bought a tap-and-die set at some industrial supply place once. The very first time I used it, the entire front of the tap wrench tore apart. The metal didn't shatter, it TORE. It had all the strength of a piece of cheddar cheese. I looked at the package, expecting "Made in China". Nope, it was "Made in India".
The goddamned thing even reeked like a garbage truck when I took it out of the package. Not joking. I didn't even want to touch it, and washed my hands after tearing it apart.
And attempting to do business with Indians is just plain a nightmare. They figure their time isn't worth anything, so they waste yours for months, rewriting contracts without marking changes, inserting clauses giving them exclusive rights or months-long payment delays or "no termination without mutual agreement", sending faxes and poor-quality scans in the hope that you'll give up and not read them to check that they signed what you sent last. And their courts won't ever rule against them if you have to litigate there, and they won't enforce international arbitration decisions either.
Vietnamese have the mindset to produce usable stuff; they actually want to better themselves and succeed. Indians for the most part simply don't give a shit.
What you say about India now is how China was early in the manufacturing boom. The way it goes is Americans have to teach them how to make less junky shit.