Re: Scarcity of resource
Time is "free" provided your planning is good enough, so taking a month to deliver goods isn't usually a problem - at least not for bulk industrial stuff once you have built up a stock in country (it's just a question of pipelining delivery so there is always a "big enough" stock in country until the next boat arrives). Less true for smaller orders, of course.
Duties sure - that why I said border tariffs - but on the whole they are reducing over time world-wide as most countries realise that on the whole trade goes up with less tariffs in place.
> Also, do not underestimate the problems of managing a global workforce and contractors
There are plenty of multinationals around who prove it works, and globalization doesn't mean I necessarily need my company to do all the out-of-country work. I don't need to have an overseas branch to benefit from overseas labour - I just need to buy materials or finished components from someone who does (directly, or via an importer).
Biting the hand that feeds IT
