For BestBuy this has to introduce more complexity into how they manage their supply chains than ever before. It also puts more money, over time, into these other country's economies at the expense of the American economy. That could potentially impact the U.S. economy even more with retailers buying the majority of their products from offshore manufacturers. Yet, conversely, competition does bring out the best in people and companies. A little competition for General Motors, earlier in its life as a company, might mean it would own Toyota right now rather than Toyota "owning" GM in terms of market share today. The more one considers how consumers spend their money on the highest quality products at...

If these manufacturers in other countries can produce products that are of exceptional quality and a low price, the arguably deserve the sales. It is all about serving the customer now, with the highest quality product that can be produced. American manufacturers may not be able to get the price points of these foreign made goods, yet that should not mean customers should be denied them. The challenge to any manufacturer of these products, whether they are in the United States or any other country in the world, is to stay current on the best approaches to driving costs out of their manufacturing so they can globally compete