I'm not so convinced that outsourcing is bad by itself. What is bad is no replacement for the skilled jobs.
Tesla is giving it a run. They make their big stuff right on site, and move parts around. I have a good friend at Gigafactory Nevada. Automation is a huge part of it, but they make almost every thing in house.
I watched a mega-factories doco the other day on the Tesla plant. Pretty interesting for a bloke who used to manufacture cars. Not a lot of people in sight though.
Matthew is a maintenance guy. Goes to work 2 hours before the start of shift when there are like 10 people in the whole place. Said it's spooky as hell with all the carts and trucks supplying for the day and no human sound.
He has a company app on his phone. Every pillar in the place has a number designation so when he needs something delivered he uses the app and it shows up in a few minutes at the right pillar.
There are a lot of jobs outside the factory. Tesla has two parts warehouses and two office buildings in Reno (Sparks) that are really busy, too. Rentals in the area are just crazy with all the good paying jobs. Reno is FULL.
My buddy is looking at retirement grade properties (he's about 10 years away). He grew up in the general area, so wants to be away from the throngs but near doctors and such. He thinks he'll end up south of Carson City. Pretty country.
Auto plants and big factories are often good for the general area. When Holden closed 20,000 jobs in the area went with them, in addition to the 5,500 at the plant. They scaled the workforce down over time but for the peripheral suppliers and businesses...It was crippling.
I have friends up in Indiana where a lot of the suppliers were/are from. Borg Warner taking much of their work overseas just decimated the area. Clutches and Starters and bits for the above...
I'm not so convinced that outsourcing is bad by itself. What is bad is no replacement for the skilled jobs.
Tesla is giving it a run. They make their big stuff right on site, and move parts around. I have a good friend at Gigafactory Nevada. Automation is a huge part of it, but they make almost every thing in house.
I watched a mega-factories doco the other day on the Tesla plant. Pretty interesting for a bloke who used to manufacture cars. Not a lot of people in sight though.
Matthew is a maintenance guy. Goes to work 2 hours before the start of shift when there are like 10 people in the whole place. Said it's spooky as hell with all the carts and trucks supplying for the day and no human sound.
He has a company app on his phone. Every pillar in the place has a number designation so when he needs something delivered he uses the app and it shows up in a few minutes at the right pillar.
Tesla do it well, no doubt...Kind of like the Lego factory too...Pretty impressive set up. I guess factories need to be these days.
There are a lot of jobs outside the factory. Tesla has two parts warehouses and two office buildings in Reno (Sparks) that are really busy, too. Rentals in the area are just crazy with all the good paying jobs. Reno is FULL.
My buddy is looking at retirement grade properties (he's about 10 years away). He grew up in the general area, so wants to be away from the throngs but near doctors and such. He thinks he'll end up south of Carson City. Pretty country.
Auto plants and big factories are often good for the general area. When Holden closed 20,000 jobs in the area went with them, in addition to the 5,500 at the plant. They scaled the workforce down over time but for the peripheral suppliers and businesses...It was crippling.
I have friends up in Indiana where a lot of the suppliers were/are from. Borg Warner taking much of their work overseas just decimated the area. Clutches and Starters and bits for the above...