Manual product quality inspection in high-volume production operations requires a significant amount of human resources. The process also requires about three months of training
for each employee, who must first become a certified quality inspector before joining the Foxconn inspection line. For Foxconn, implementing this type of workforce demands a huge investment. Additionally, while workers are inspecting products, they can easily become tired, leading to substandard products making their way through to the next stage of production.
Comment: The UK is closer to deindustrialisation than reindustrialisation
"..have been years in the making" and are embedded in the actors - thus making it difficult for UK industry to move on and develop and apply...