In the Past Few Decades,U

In the past few decades,U.S.manufacturers shifted focus from manufacturing and assembling products,to the design and architecture of products.Now,a new shift: the offshore outsourcing of design and architecture is proving to be an even more serious disruption to the U.S.economy.
As lower-level manufacturing became more simplified,U.S.companies shifted focus from assembling products to design and architecture.Soft goods companies like Levi-Strauss and Nike have outsourced manufacturing for several decades.A new,second wave of offshore outsourcing is causing more disruption to the U.S.economy due to loss of white collar jobs,as well as manufacturing jobs.