Synchronized Factories
Juan S. Blyde
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Description for Synchronized Factories
Paperback. Num Pages: 155 pages, 39 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 297.
The objective of this report is to examine the extent to which countries in Latin America and the Caribbean participate in global value chains and what are the drivers of such participation. Production processes have been increasingly fragmented worldwide. For example, the production of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involves 43 suppliers located in 135 locations around the globe. There are many examples like the Dreamliner, from the 451 parts that go into the iPod to the less technologically intensive but still widespread multi-country production of a Barbie doll. All this reflects significant changes in the way world production is ... Read more
The objective of this report is to examine the extent to which countries in Latin America and the Caribbean participate in global value chains and what are the drivers of such participation. Production processes have been increasingly fragmented worldwide. For example, the production of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involves 43 suppliers located in 135 locations around the globe. There are many examples like the Dreamliner, from the 451 parts that go into the iPod to the less technologically intensive but still widespread multi-country production of a Barbie doll. All this reflects significant changes in the way world production is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
Number of Pages
141
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319099903
SKU
V9783319099903
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Ref
99-15
About Juan S. Blyde
Juan S. Blyde is a Senior Economist at the Integration and Trade Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank. Juan’s areas of research have focused on trade and firm productivity, trade and transport costs, and international value chains. Juan received his PhD in economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1998, and a BS in economics from Universidad Católica ... Read more
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