{"id":203,"date":"2010-01-23T15:05:22","date_gmt":"2010-01-23T15:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.projectsguru.co.uk\/blog\/?p=203"},"modified":"2010-01-23T15:09:36","modified_gmt":"2010-01-23T15:09:36","slug":"the-act-of-innovating-introduction-of-new-things-or-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=203","title":{"rendered":"The act of innovating; introduction of new things or methods."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazysocialbuttons\" data-float=\"left\" data-buttons=\"google,twitter,facebook\" data-twshareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=203\" data-twtext=\"\" data-shareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=203\" data-fbhideflyout=\"false\" data-backgroundtype=\"light\"><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.projectsguru.co.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-211\" title=\"manuprocess\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/manuprocess1-300x226.gif\" alt=\"manuprocess\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/home\/amberhibiz\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/manuprocess1-300x226.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/home\/amberhibiz\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/manuprocess1.gif 383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Recent statistics show that manufacturing in the UK is now as low as 11% of GDP and employment in manufacturing has fallen by a massive 9% since Sept 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Staggering figures &#8211; so what&#8217;s the solution, if in fact one is needed.<\/p>\n<p>As manufacturing jobs are generally well paid compared to the rest of the economy and as each manufacturing role supports a number of others in the supply chain it would seem logical that an increase in the number of manufacturing jobs will lead to a more diversified and robust economy.<\/p>\n<p>So, how do we go about generating more manufacturing jobs. Do we introduce tariffs on Chinese goods ?\u00a0 Impose extra duties on imports ? &#8211; we could do this but in the end we may do more damage to British business than good.<\/p>\n<p>Many companies have survived by outsourcing activities to China, the Far East and elsewhere and whereas some would argue this has cost British jobs the counter argument is, that without outsourcing, these companies would have gone bust and cost even more jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Capitalism is a dynamic competitive environment and, like its biological counterpart, the most able to adapt will survive.<\/p>\n<p>Wherever a company or organization exists, in order to compete, survive and thrive it needs to Innovate.<\/p>\n<p>It needs to develop new products and services and bring them to market.<\/p>\n<p>In the current climate this is even more critical.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Innovation enables the most able to adapt to survive.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.projectsguru.co.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-205\" title=\"ap4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ap41.jpg\" alt=\"ap4\" width=\"121\" height=\"71\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar addthis_pub = '';\nvar addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more';\n<\/script>\n<div class=\"addthis_container\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=20\" onmouseover=\"return addthis_open(this, '', 'https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amberhill.biz%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D203', 'The+act+of+innovating%3B+introduction+of+new+things+or+methods.')\" onmouseout=\"addthis_close()\" onclick=\"return addthis_sendto()\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/lg-share-en.gif\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/200\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Button END -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent statistics show that manufacturing in the UK is now as low as 11% of GDP and employment in manufacturing has fallen by a massive 9% since Sept 2008. 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