More formidable still is Intel's ability to pair multibillion-dollar factories with unmatched manufacturing know-how, both of which have kept the company in control of the processor market for decades.
He knew that to recapture Switzerland's dominant position he'd have to retain its manufacturing know-how, and that meant not losing skilled workers through layoffs, which would risk demoralizing the whole operation.
At the heart of the debate to date about the FS-X agreement have been various claims and counter-claims concerning the effect of the F-16 technology and manufacturing know-how the United States will supply Japan on the latter's competitive industrial position.
As the West's guard has dropped, sensitivity about selling militarily-relevant equipment and manufacturing know-how to the USSR has also given way to a feverish competition to sell the Soviet Union virtually whatever it wishes to buy, often on excessively generous credit terms to boot.
Intel and IBM already have plenty of relevant manufacturing and materials know-how, with IBM's PowerPC processors competing with Intel's ubiquitous x86 processors to power high-end servers.
Current plans to reorganize General Motors Corp. by, in part, selling off some of its specialty automotive brands may have gone off the deep end by announcing that the Hummer brand and all its manufacturing facilities and know-how will be sold to Communist China.
Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) and IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people ) already have plenty of relevant manufacturing and materials know-how, with IBM's PowerPC processors competing with Intel's ubiquitous x86 processors to power high-end servers.
So, in the State of the Union, I outlined a blueprint for an economy that's built to last, that has a strong foundation -- an economy based on American manufacturing and American know-how, American-made energy, skills for American workers, and the values that made America great, the values that Kathleen talked about: hard work and fair play and shared responsibility.
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Betting on American ingenuity and know-how and manufacturing, that was the right thing to do.
"But we will continue with the localization of the manufacturing process because we don't know how long the Korean situation will last, " says deputy managing director M.
The idea, basically, is that the projects are too expensive and high-risk for one company, and that Amgen will contribute manufacturing expertise while Watson will deliver marketing know-how.
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Japan further recycled its trade surplus through direct and indirect investments to US and Europe (Japanese companies took over and revitalized ailing US and European manufacturing companies, transferring technology and management know-how to these companies).
Intel takes its know-how in digital technology, manufacturing and marketing to team up with content providers to effectively create a parallel universe for content, a shadow alternative to cable networks.
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