The illusion of recovery
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Europe's electronics industry is declining. Experts are warning that the industry is suffering from oversupply and is unprepared to deal with its consequences. The television manufacturing sector, for instance, has 26 plants producing 20 million units per year when the EC market it serves is comprised of only 10.4 million. The resulting negative economies of scale are counterproductive since they drive up the cost of the products, duplicate R&D expenses and slash profit margins. Also compounding the industry's problems is its inability to manufacture electronics products as cheaply as its competitors, the US and Japan. Additionally, European manufacturers are also unable to produce the 'new generation' consumer goods that could guarantee success, such as high definition television, micro-electronics components and more sophisticated automated equipment. Europe's electronics industry may recover only if it takes a very drastic measure.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1989
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The hard sell for management software
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Decision support software systems help people make decisions and plan effectively. Experts believe that successful managerial software must be easy to use but must have enough capabilities to do many different things. Five products that help with decision making have recently reached the market. Brainstorm, written by David Tebbut, is a flexible text organizer that allows people to analyze ideas. Mirrorsoft Ltd. (London, England) has developed Timeslips, which can determine the expense and time of any project, and File Rescue Plus, which retrieves material from damaged disks. Experience in Software Inc's (Berkeley, CA) Art of Negotiating helps a user justify negotiating objectives and strategies. Lotus Development Corp (Boston, MA) has created Agenda, an advanced, flexible database program.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1988
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Silicon quandary
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UK government policy encouraging foreign capital investment in high-technology manufacturing in Scotland is being criticized for helping multinationals (MNCs) at the expense of local entrepreneurs and for shortsighted investment obligations on government grants that encourage MNCs to be unreliable. Critics complain: that current policy has turned Scotland into an assembly center for imported components by MNCs wishing to establish a European market presence; that little value-added manufacturing is done; and that job creation has been far below expectations. Critics believe that the government should encourage an indigenous electronics industry by giving local entrepreneurs tax write-offs.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1989
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