Virtual Shop Floor

This article begins to examine the virtual nature of the shop floor. I believe it begs the question "how much control do you want to have over your manufacturing processes?" I also believe that units like the CSP Global Xi'en Technical Center will be imperative to realize the efficiency gains possible using clustered networks of suppliers.

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