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Re:Japan auto companies triple Mexican pay rather than move ... by wtallis on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @07:34PM (#23708130)
"Worth automating" isn't a simple one-time binary decision. Whether a given process is worth automating depends on the cost of automating it, and the labor costs that it will save, both of which change over time.
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Re:Japan auto companies triple Mexican pay rather than move ... by HeadsUpHigh on Thursday July 02, 2020 @06:43AM (#23711848)
Japanese manufacturers at least have had similar if not higher costs on manufacturing in Japan( and Europe). And these factories still employ a large number of skilled and non-skilled workers.

I don't think a bump in salaries that puts a country in the same ballpark as existing manufacturing locations( not counting the extra costs of manufacturing in the States or in Europe) is going to be such a big push for more automation. After a certain point the versatility of human workers is still useful.

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