Tag Archives for decentralized manufacturing

What is Mittelstand?

…Germany’s famous Mittelstand—more than 3 million small and midsize enterprises that form the backbone of Europe’s largest economy, 82 million people and 2.4 trillion euros strong, sprawling from the Rhine to the Oder—the hinge between the European Union’s east and … Continue reading

14. October 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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Video: Cocaine Production

Guardian has a series of short films exploring how cocaine is produced. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

10. March 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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The Next Industrial Revolution

Chris Anderson has a pretty decent article on the topic. In it he outlines the intermediate step between true decentralized manufacturing and now. It would be better if he weren’t stuck on China. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

26. January 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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