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THE TECHNOLOGY exists today
to cnable domestic manufacturers
to produce components at # cost
roughly comparable to those from
low wage countries, according to
Clarkson Gerdon/Woods Gordon
cconomists and marketing
specialists, Their market assess.
ment and outlook for the tm-
mediate future is contained in the
21st edition of the firm's annual
publication, Tomorrow's Custom-

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“Canadian firms are often
tempted fo source electronic
assemblies abroad.’ said Roger
Briers, a partner with the marketi-
ng and economics group of Woods
Gordon management consultants.

According to the report, many
opportunities now cast locally
which can significantly reduce
assembly costs of advanced elec-

Business guru speaks

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director, “Getting first-hand in-
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Guest speakers include the Hon.
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The Pacific trading dynamo is
Canada's second largest trading
partner after the U.S. and is also
the country’s biggest single
overseas market. Since 1981, our
trade deficit with Japan has in-
creased to approximately $2
billion.

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tronics,

For cxample, contract manufac
turers can supply custom printed
circutt boards -- includinp
multilayers, integrated tinear or
digital circuits, and surface mount
device assembly. Microelectronis
centres are available to help design
chips and sestems, and place pro
duction contracts.

Although the Canadian
telccommunications, computer and

clectromigs aindustes only employs
as many people as one of Canada's
major banks. at tas chalbed up a
number of successes on the moter
Nalworal sone

“The chatlenye now os tar the
MGUATON fo broaden rts base, by
enveuraging the prowrh of small
and omediums sized tins.” said
Briers,‘ Haweser, oman. com-
panies spend much of their time on
then first lave =. tecbnologs

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omestic manufacturers can compete at home

and onetoen other critical imsues,
such as marketing We Canadians
continue te das (DY tat Research
and Deselopmeno and very ttle
real (ROO

Sinve Canadian fins carinot
eapect to cempere head-to-head in
all produvt areas, they need to
identifs and speaahve ain niche
markets, where success usually
means competing continentally,
the report concludes.

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