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Where are the savings? (shifting production from Japan to China)
Olympus shifted entry-level DSLR mfg from Japan to China. So where
are the savings for the consumer from cutting the wage rate from $24.00/hr in Japan to $1.50/hr in China? |
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Where are the savings? (shifting production from Japan to China)
"RichA" wrote in message
ups.com... Olympus shifted entry-level DSLR mfg from Japan to China. So where are the savings for the consumer from cutting the wage rate from $24.00/hr in Japan to $1.50/hr in China? I hope you're being sarcastic. Manufacturers don't do this to pass savings on to the lowly consumer. They do it to improve their bottom line and/or reduce the cost to major retailers demanding ever-cheaper product. Mark |
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Where are the savings? (shifting production from Japan to China)
RichA wrote:
Olympus shifted entry-level DSLR mfg from Japan to China. So where are the savings for the consumer from cutting the wage rate from $24.00/hr in Japan to $1.50/hr in China? Where do you get $1.50/hr in China? It's much lower, more like $10/week. Where are the savings? a D200 sells for $1500 CAD, instead of the $3000+ of the D100 when it was new. |
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Where are the savings? (shifting production from Japan to China)
Not Disclosed wrote:
RichA wrote: Olympus shifted entry-level DSLR mfg from Japan to China. So where are the savings for the consumer from cutting the wage rate from $24.00/hr in Japan to $1.50/hr in China? Where do you get $1.50/hr in China? It's much lower, more like $10/week. Where are the savings? a D200 sells for $1500 CAD, instead of the $3000+ of the D100 when it was new. And it's not even made in China. |
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Where are the savings? (shifting production from Japan to China)
On Aug 29, 9:24 pm, "Mark B." wrote:
"RichA" wrote in message ups.com... Olympus shifted entry-level DSLR mfg from Japan to China. So where are the savings for the consumer from cutting the wage rate from $24.00/hr in Japan to $1.50/hr in China? I hope you're being sarcastic. Manufacturers don't do this to pass savings on to the lowly consumer. They do it to improve their bottom line and/or reduce the cost to major retailers demanding ever-cheaper product. Mark Well, it did work for Olympus. And here I thought their bottom line was shaped more by changing their marketing and camera models. |
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Where are the savings? (shifting production from Japan to China)
On Aug 29, 10:15 pm, Not Disclosed wrote:
RichA wrote: Olympus shifted entry-level DSLR mfg from Japan to China. So where are the savings for the consumer from cutting the wage rate from $24.00/hr in Japan to $1.50/hr in China? Where do you get $1.50/hr in China? It's much lower, more like $10/week. Where are the savings? a D200 sells for $1500 CAD, instead of the $3000+ of the D100 when it was new. Non-sequitor, pricing unrelated to any shift in production. Besides, the D200 is made in Japan and the cheaper Nikons I believe are made in Thailand. Also, the D100 is much older than any camera mentioned and was produced when the average DSLR was $3000. I'm saying from the Olympus E-300 (made in Japan) to the E-510 (China and construction wise, the E-300 is probably more expensive to fabricate) the prices didn't change at all, but the production origin did. |
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