CrocketsGhost
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there is a certain standard device to my industry that typically wholesales in the range of $200-$300 when made over here. On my last trip to China, one of the manufacturers over there was dumping them for $60. That's more than parts alone cost here. Cheap labor is not going to solve that problem unless the illegals start working for bowls of rice and living under their work stations.
I guess, you need that piece here not there. I suspect that that piece made here, is still better quality. If you need to place an order on a short notice, it is likely easier to work with a local supplier, than with the one in China. All these factors mean extra cost attached to the “cheap” Chinese product. By the time, you are ready to sell it, this Chinese piece may actually cost you more than if made here.
However, if the Chinese product is still much cheaper, it does not make sense to manufacture it here.
I know a factory making screws. They were loosing to competitors selling Chinese product. They looked into situation, and they decided to discontinue manufacturing basic types of screws. They import them from China. In their factory in the U.S., they focus on specialty screws. In the result, they get more customers, as they have wider offer.
If some one is not capable to adjust to ever changing market, he or she should not be in business.
If someone does not understand that the world around is always changing, he or she should not to speak up on issues like immigration for example.