What is the most contested issue regarding outsourcing of manufacturing or services to other countries?
While this may not be what you are looking for, I feel that this is the most difficult issue in the outsourcing situation. From working in the automotive manufacturing capital of the US, I believe the most hotly contested issue is definitely the problems that result here in the US when the jobs leave our country. One factor that might be interesting for you to research would be in the automotive industry supply chain and its ripple effect on the economy as these jobs move out of the US. Not only are the Big 3 (Ford, Chrysler, and GM) losing jobs, but the contracts they use with their suppliers are very unfair to the suppliers. In the automotive manufacturing business, there is a beast known as the QS-9000 and TS:16949 Quality Control system that has been adopted by all 3 automotive manufacturers (Ford, GM, and Daimer-Chrysler). Their suppliers are in Tiers. Tier One manufacturers produced parts directly for one of the Big 3 customers. Tier Two suppliers manufacture parts that will be s
