| Against the general background of integration of world economy and China's joining WTO and rapid development of science and technology in the world, the manufacturing industry in China has got great development these years. At the same time, many worldwide famous corporations set up production plants and R & D centers in China, which greatly promote development of manufacturing industry in our country. China is becoming a manufacturing plant of the world. Luoyang is one of the old industrial bases set up in the period of our first 5-year plan. Manufacturing industry is the main part of Luoyang's economy. It is well known that almost all old industrial bases in our country have lost their pervious important positions recent years. The manufacturing industry in Luoyang also falls behind that in developed regions in our country. This paper chooses the manufacturing industry in Luoyang as the subject of study with the purpose of putting up some useful suggestions for its development and promoting its development at the opportunity moment when the world manufacturing center is moving into China.Using the theory of competition advantages, the leading industry theory in region economy development and the theory of technology innovation and industry development strategy, the paper studies the development of the manufacturing industry in Luoyang. The paper, firstly, analyses the current conditions and present problems in two levels of industry and corporations management. Secondly, the paper, using the math model of analysis of shift-share, analyses data of Luoyang and our country in order to find internal reasons for the problems occurred in the manufacturing industry in Luoyang and to identify the leading industries. Thirdly, basing on the experiences of advanced countries manufacturing development and the forecasting of our country's manufacturing future development, the paper make an SWOT analysis of the manufacturing industry in Luoyang and point out itsstrengths and opportunity.Finally, the paper put out the development strategy of the manufacturing industry in Luoyang. The aim of the strategy is that several main industries leading status in our country and driven the all manufacturing development, then makes Luoyang the manufacturing center of Midwest China. The key of strategy is the development of industry of oil processing and coking, industry of colored metals smelting and pressing, special equipment manufacturing and industry of spinning. It is focused on these industries development with the purpose of driving whole manufacturing development. The measures of strategy are absorbing persons with ability, transferring of technology, setting up of society credit, and competitiveness, improvement of state-owned enterprises etc. However, the manufacturing industry in Luoyang must take a way of sustainable development. |