Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots'
by alphydan on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @04:55PM
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Zara (or more generally Inditex) does quality control in Spain, but a small part of the products are manufactured in Spain.
Their Bangladesh suppliers have ~300,000 workers vs. ~6,000 in Spain [0]. To counter your point, it seems that a piece of clothing manufactured in China will be shipped to Spain, quality controlled, tagged, fitted with RF-ID and then sent back to China for selling [1]. So it doesn't seem to follow the model you suggest where proximity matters.
[0] http://www.elespanol.com/economia/20160222/104239851_0.html [1] http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2015/03/17/actualidad/14...
Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots'
by nametakenobv on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @12:57PM
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Zara has a very unique marketing/manufacturing/logistic model.
Example: Zara produces in Spain as high fashion items have a very short shelf life, whereas a container with skirts takes a bit to come from China to Europe.
If I gain an advantage by producing closer to my buyer, I'll do it.
Just-In-Time production becomes even tighter. That Amazon Prime 24h delivery item could come hot of the press.