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  • Update on China travels

    The last few days have been a whirlwind attending the China International Medical Equipment Fair and the International Component Manufacturing & Design Show in Shenzhen, China. On a personal note, I had some amusing experiences because there are ways of doing things here I am not used to. For example, you open your hotel room with a typical ...
    Posted to From Shop Floor to Software (Weblog) by Leslie_Gordon on April 22, 2008
  • Live from Shenzhen, China

    Tomorrow I am headed to Shenzhen, China, which is just north of Hong Kong. Actually, the trip there will last two days, what with the long flight and the time change. I will be attending the China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) and the International Component Manufacturing & Design (ICMD) show to be held from April 18 – 21. ...
    Posted to From Shop Floor to Software (Weblog) by Leslie_Gordon on April 16, 2008
  • The end of blogging burnout

    Perhaps some of you dedicated readers have noticed that I took a long break from blogging. Chalk it up to a rather bad case of blogging burnout. Don’t get me wrong – usually, I love blogging. You can write less formally, outside of normal strict editorial guidelines. And blogging gives you a way to discuss cool stuff that can’t fit into print ...
    Posted to From Shop Floor to Software (Weblog) by Leslie_Gordon on April 1, 2008
  • Why Chinese exports are becoming more sophisticated -- not just because of outsourcing

     Well, it's not just because of outsourcing from big companies, at least according to this research paper by a couple of economists.       What Accounts for the Rising Sophistication of China's Exports? > by Zhi Wang, Shang-Jin Wei  -  #13771 (ITI) >  > Abstract: >  > Chinese ...
    Posted to from the editor's desk (Weblog) by Lee_Teschler on February 25, 2008