[Wil H]

Why?

Did you not read the explanation?

Making Far East market products here and then shipping them to the pacific rim would make as much sense as making all New England Clam Chowder in San Diego and sending it by rail to Boston.

If you have a global business making different products for different markets it makes sense, especially in the food industry, to create the products close to their markets.

[groanup]

"Why?

Did you not read the explanation"

If you're talking about the explanation of "outsourcing" yes, I read it. The explanation is half right. Outsourcing also includes service jobs not just manufacturing. Did you know that more and more CPA firms are shipping tax returns to India each year, paying them 1/3 of the normal fees and still charging their clients the regular price? Did you know that when you call many large corporations these days your call is routed to India?

Is that the explanation you were referring to?

[groanup]

"Making Far East market products here and then shipping them to the pacific rim would make as much sense as making all New England Clam Chowder in San Diego and sending it by rail to Boston."

It would make sense to manufacture cars on Mars if the combination of cheaper labor and shipping costs were lower than the costs of domestic manufacturing.

[amigatec]

Making Far East market products here and then shipping them to the pacific rim would make as much sense as making all New England Clam Chowder in San Diego and sending it by rail to Boston.

As silly as this sounds, this is what really happens.
A truck driver told me one time he pickup a load of French's Mustard from Springfield MO, took it to Some places in Mass., unloaded it, pickup another load of Mustard and took it right back to the same plant in Springfield MO!!!

So kind of stupid law about French's couldn't sell it's own Mustard in the same state were it was made.