Where China tariffs hit home

November 3, 2018
And what if China starts getting heavy-handed with the U.S. companies operating in its country? Are they likely to reshore their operations to the U.S.? A recent NPR report stated that of the American …
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Why the Manufacturing Industry Has Such a Bad Image

October 31, 2018
And according to Reshoring Initiative, the number of American jobs that are being reshored has increased tenfold since 2010. Over the next few years, expect many overseas positions to return home.
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Second Annual Award Recognizing Manufacturers that Support Reshoring

October 31, 2018
“In 2017 about 170,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs were announced to come back from offshore, up 2,800% from 2010,” said Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative. “We anticipate that …
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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Barriers to Electric Truck Adoption – Supply Chain Digest

October 30, 2018
Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Barriers to Electric Truck Adoption  Supply Chain Digest

There is a lot of interest in use of electric trucks for shorter haul, multi-stop delivery routes – and maybe some day beyond, when battery and charging …

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Supply Chain News: Share of Trucking Costs Related to Driver Pay and Benefits Continues to have Biggest Again Tops the List – Supply Chain Digest

October 29, 2018
Supply Chain News: Share of Trucking Costs Related to Driver Pay and Benefits Continues to have Biggest Again Tops the List  Supply Chain Digest

Latest ATRI Analysis Shows Driver Costs Again 43 Percent of Average Trucking Costs.

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Opinion | Empirical knowledge needed for job creation

October 28, 2018
Job creation is perhaps the most prominent of them all. In the face of declining agriculture opportunities, tough industrial competition, rising protectionism and reshoring, the inevitable realities o…
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Trade Wars, China Hack Put Reshoring of Jobs in Spotlight – Spend Matters

October 28, 2018
Trade Wars, China Hack Put Reshoring of Jobs in Spotlight  Spend Matters

The likelihood of reshoring jobs to the U.S. or Europe from places like Asia seems to be gaining momentum in light of ongoing trade wars, fears over the possible …

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Trade Wars, China Hack and Fast Fashion Put Reshoring of Jobs in Spotlight

October 28, 2018
Instead, retailers are thinking small. Reshoring Initiative founder Harry Moser, a U.S. business executive who wasn’t part of the study, said one fast-fashion retailer believes it’s better to make clo…
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Hoist Sling Chains Assemblies Market Is Expected to Reach $8.9 Mn by 2025 : Apex Tool Group, LLC, Scaw Metals Group, Gunnebo Industries.

October 28, 2018
Some of the drivers behind the rise of reshoring and manufacturing regionalization include the increase in foreign wages in countries like China, rising transport costs and market volatility risks. Th…
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Supply Chain Comment: The Great DC Labor Crisis – Supply Chain Digest

October 24, 2018
Supply Chain Comment: The Great DC Labor Crisis  Supply Chain Digest

Growth in Wages Finally Starting to Catch Up with Growth in Jobs, but Dynamics Vary Significantly by Market.

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