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1 Challenges Facing Manufacturing in Puerto Rico What Puerto Rico must do to remain competitive

2 Agenda Education Government Operating Limitations Business Community Protection?

3 Education We need to keep kids in school longer. Make it interesting, go back to trades teaching. We have excellent universities however we need more trade school exposure (application of how to work in industry) How to live in a highly populated area. Common etiquette. (I relate this to being service oriented).

4 Literacy levels % of population older than 10 years 194019702003E

5 % of Education Budget allocated for Teacher salaries

6 College Board Aptitude Test Results

7 High level of School Dropouts USA GermanyJapan Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2001; A T Kearney Analysis CanadaFranceUKPuerto Rico Italy

8 Government Needs to handle employment without robbing Peter to Paul (recent employment incentive) Can actually hurt current businesses. Should invest in internships Permit processes (?) Governments inability to understand business. Crime (whom would want to live here?)

9 Governmental employment USA Source: OECD Labor Database; PR Labor Department, Establishment Survey; A T Kearney Analysis % empleo total 2000 Puerto Rico Turkey Canada Check Republic Ireland USA Italy New Zealand Germany Spain Netherlands Korea

10 Homicides per 100,000 population

11 Operational Limitations Electrical (nothing new here) Labor Laws (Ability to arbitrate, not pay) Benefits (Xmas Bonus) Municipal Taxes on Inventories

12 Our Electrical

13 Comparative to other MIlls

14 New business creation per million in population Source: National Science Foundation; U.S. Small Business Administration; OECD;IADB; A T Kearney Analysis Puerto Rico Mexico USA. Chile Ireland Singapore 2,4552,330 532 346 303 225

15 Additional Business Community is real separated, each have their own focus (How Many Org) DRCAFTA

16 Data from: Alianza Para Dessarollo De Puerto Rico ConAgra Mills OECD Org for Economic Development

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