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Engineering Talent Pool in Peril as Nations Abroad Comb U.S.

January 8, 2018
Jobs! It’s repeated by every politician, with reshoring and new innovation offering the promise of more jobs in the U.S. But what happens when we have the jobs, but no one is qualified? In 2011, 600,000 jobs went unfilled due to the skills gap.
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EFIA: Brexit uncertainty ‘boosting domestic manufacturing’

January 8, 2018
The trade association said ‘reshoring’ offered significant opportunities to the print and packaging industry but only if businesses invested in employee training. It gave examples such as Nissan expanding its new Sunderland plant with a recent £37m …
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Gentle reminder from Xi Jinping that China is a communist country

January 7, 2018
For more than a decade, Harry Moser has warned U.S. manufacturers that going to China with intellectual property, creating huge manufacturing operations with high-tech machinery and teaching them how it’s done is a dangerous path. Loss of intellectual …
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Bringing medical device manufacturing back to the US: Here’s how it’s done – Medical Design & Outsourcing

January 7, 2018
Bringing medical device manufacturing back to the US: Here’s how it’s done  Medical Design & Outsourcing

A few years ago, Vascular Pathways made the decision to bring its medical device manufacturing back onshore. This is the story and the lessons they learned.

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Outlook 2018 – What next for apparel sourcing?

January 4, 2018
Within the EU, the remarkable rise of Portugal will continue. And with over 150 manufacturers in London and a EUR95bn (US$114bn) fashion industry in Italy, reshoring will be a recurring theme in 2018. Getting the country-product matrix just right is the …
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Seeking Reshoring Advice to Provide to Trump Administration

January 2, 2018
The Reshoring Initiative was founded in 2010 by Harry Moser, the retired President of GF AgieCharmilles, as a way to move lost jobs back to the U.S. He was named to Industry Week Manufacturing Hall of Fame for those efforts. His group reports that for the …
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Manufacturers sought for reshoring survey

January 2, 2018
Kildeer, Ill. — Consulting group Plante Moran and the Reshoring Initiative are seeking input from manufacturers in a survey which the groups will present to lawmakers. The U.S. Manufacturing Reshoring …
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Plante Moran, Reshoring Initiative Seek Survey Participants

January 2, 2018
Survey responses will provide insights into how much manufacturers offshore, what drives them to do so and what U.S. policy changes could motivate them to reshore. According to the Reshoring Initiative, more manufacturing jobs are returning to the United …
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US tax cuts could bring new worries

December 28, 2017
For Asia, the tax cuts bear careful watching. Some American companies, especially those operating in Europe, may be tempted to “reshore” more of their operations to America, feeding an already visible trend brought on by automation and new technology such …
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What challenges will Australia and the region face in 2018?

December 26, 2017
New technology like robotics and 3D printing might now lead to the reshoring of production. Reshoring may create opportunities, but at the same time a restructuring of value chains could cut opportunities for exporters in the region and for Australia …
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