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Why Doesn't Britain Have a Huauei of its own?

Peter Brooks
This was the headline in the Guardian Opinion section for May 8 th 2019 written by Aditya Chakrabortty.


To answer this question he examines the history of GEC after Arnold Weinstock left in 1996  and <quote> "all hell broke loose" with the appointment of George Simpson (an accountant), and John Mayo (from the Merchant Banking world).


Even companies outside of Britain (examples RCA and Westinghouse)  have been afflicted by the same upper management failures.


What does Britain have to do to create a business climate that will allow world class companies to thrive?


Peter Brooks MIET

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    Peter Brooks:


    I don't think that the majority of parts used in electronics systems need to be sourced locally anymore.




    Back in the 1950s Japan used to manufacture radios from imported electronic components. They no longer do this but the Japanese electronics industry has transformed into developing and manufacturing advanced electronic components. The assembly of systems from these components now generally takes place in low wage countries.


    The high value processes in manufacturing digital cameras are the optoelectronic components and the semiconductors. Manufacturing and assembly of the camera itself is lower value process that can be carried out by a contract manufacturer anywhere in the world.


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    Peter Brooks:


    I don't think that the majority of parts used in electronics systems need to be sourced locally anymore.




    Back in the 1950s Japan used to manufacture radios from imported electronic components. They no longer do this but the Japanese electronics industry has transformed into developing and manufacturing advanced electronic components. The assembly of systems from these components now generally takes place in low wage countries.


    The high value processes in manufacturing digital cameras are the optoelectronic components and the semiconductors. Manufacturing and assembly of the camera itself is lower value process that can be carried out by a contract manufacturer anywhere in the world.


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