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Mapping Weak Signals

Inspired by: interviews » The share of German small and medium-sized companies that relocated their production sites to China due to cost advantages.

version: 7 / updated: 2011-10-25
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Originally submitted by: Ivan Montenegro Perini
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Source of inspiration

Interviews

The source of the Weak Signal is

Johannes WARTH, "European Business School", interviewed by "Z_PUNKT".

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
The share of German small and medium-sized companies that relocated their production sites to China due to cost advantages.

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
These companies are now discovering Germany as their main production location.

Keywords

globalisation, low cost, China, Germany.

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
These companies are now discovering Germany as their main production location.

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 continuation
 		beneficial
#2 continuation
 		harmful

Importance

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Level 4: important for the whole world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

economic filters (business/market interests)
political filters (party or ideological interests)

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Economic prosperity/dynamics
Globalization vs. localization

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Social Sciences and Humanities