The Globalization of Engineering. Some strong Indian development companies are acquiring more and more US and European companies. China has several independent CAD development firms, making 3D CAD products and selling them in the US. We all need to know what to do to remain competitive and viable in a market that has expanded beyond our geographic borders. Globalization of engineering is NOT synonymous with outsourcing. Outsourcing is a related issue, but one does not require the other.       Globalization of engineering is the reality that we are operating in an environment where our competitors can come from anywhere in the world, and our products need to serve a market that could be anywhere, the products need the ability to be sourced from anywhere, and that engineering, as a team sport, no longer implies single, co-located teams.

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