• Academic and industrial innovation stand at the heart of Ontario East's advanced manufacturing sector clusters. New, newly-integrated technologies, and advanced processes help keep our products at the global forefront.
• Ontario East is in a province well known for leadership in the use of manufacturing automation, rapid prototyping, robotics, information technology, microelectronics and new organizational practices.
• High productivity and high-quality products help our enterprises meet the demands of global competition. So do manufacturing costs. Energy and operating costs are lower here. For a component manufacturing operation, our costs are less than those in most other international locations. (KPMG, 2008)
• Ontario East offers exceptional business support. Funding programs include the Ontario Advanced Manufacturing Investment Strategy. We offer world-renowned, specialized centres of excellence and vital industry/academic links.

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Eastern Ontario Transportation and Logistics Competitive Analysis

In 2007, The Research Traffic Group completed an analysis of transportation costs and distribution times for the automotive parts sector in Eastern Ontario. The results bust the commonly-perceived myth that Eastern Ontario is uncompetitive when it comes to distribution of automotive parts. Municipalities in Eastern Ontario can competitively access auto assembly plants in Ontario and the southern United States. Please click here to view the Executive Summary (60k) and here to view the full report (3.3mb).

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