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Lisette Davila posted Jan 24, 2021 3:38 PM
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I am not in agreement with moving the manufacturing operations overseas. A few key things need to be taking into consideration, however, one of my many reasons is that we are taking jobs away from Americans. Many are struggling to find work in the US and are unemployed because of this. I believe that keeping the jobs in the US allows us to be able to give back to the community while helping to reduce unemployment. Our goal should be to help those in need in our own country and moving the manufacturing operations overseas is doing the exact opposite.
Additionally, other things that need to be taken into consideration would be language barriers, understanding of the product, associated cost, taxes, benefits, staff and so much more. Determining a location and getting approval is another lengthy process that needs to be researched. Language barriers are a big concern and combined with lack of knowledge of the product, this can cause a major decrease in sales. The product is an American product, and we need to make sure to protect the integrity of the product. Some may believe that moving the manufacturing operations is a cost-saving, but I believe that in doing this we jeopardize the integrity of the product. To be able to protect the integrity of the product you need to be hands-on, and having the operations overseas makes this difficult.
Lastly, we run the risks that the quality of the product is not going to be the same, therefore running the risk of a product malfunction, which in the long run will end up costing more to fix the issue as well as increased cost in legal fees.
Work cited:
https://www.pricespider.com/9-steps-to-better-brand-integrity
https://www.capital-ges.com/the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-international-expansion
https://inversesolutionsinc.com/benefits-of-reshoring-and-bringing-manufacturing-back-to-the-usa
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Julio Caceres posted Jan 25, 2021 10:33 AM
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Hello class,
I am against the moving of the manufacturing operations overseas because it is upsetting, it might be a profit for the company for having less production costs overseas but employees stateside might lose their jobs because of the move. In our textbook it states "during the last economic crisis, many organizations reconsidered their decisions to source globally. For instance, Dell, Apple, and American Express were just a few U.S. companies that scaled back some of their offshore customer service operations. Others brought manufacturing back home" . The move might seem like a good idea at the time but it can affect the company in a negative way, like employee job loss, and costs of keeping another company overseas.
My position is to stay in the united states, because moving can cause a negative impact to the company, we need are employees and we can still make a profit state side. In an article on Harvard business review states "Labor unions claim that it deindustrializes the country and destroys American jobs. Some observers have argued that it “hollows” the nation’s industrial base and threatens the standard of living". Many americans depend on jobs and times like this during COVID, companies should worry more about keeping their employees and manufacturing operations stateside because COVID has impacted the world in many ways. It might be profitable for the company but also the customer expect a certain quality of their products and oversea productions might degrade that quality. With that being said the company needs to stay in the united states to avoid these problems, so the uproar is understandable.
CITED WORK
Cenzo, S.P.R.M.A.C.D.A. D. (2019). Fundamentals of Management (Subscription). [VitalSource Bookshelf]. Retrieved from https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9780134898797
Manufacturing Offshore Is Bad Business. (2014, August 01). Retrieved January 25, 2021, from https://hbr.org/1988/09/manufacturing-offshore-is-bad-business
