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UK manufacturing held back by poor factory safety

August 22, 2017
Kristiansen said New Look could double its GBP35m (US$44.9m) worth of orders from factories in the city of Leicester, which is at the centre of much of the UK’s textile and garment reshoring efforts, but was reluctant to do so because “what is going on is …
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Casey urges debt-funded infrastructure during meeting with Volvo workers in Shippensburg

August 22, 2017
According to the Reshoring Initiative, an advocacy group, 2016 was the first year in which more manufacturing jobs came back to the U.S. than left, with improved automation putting manufacturing output at all-time highs. One of the main obstacles to taking …
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As Philippines Value Prop Sinks, Nearshore Steps Up, Says Atento Exec

August 22, 2017
According to Michael Flodin, Atento’s newly appointed Nearshore Regional Director, US clients are choosing to reshore their Philippines campaigns to the Americas, both north and south of the border. In a recent interview, Flodin shared his strategies for …
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Guest Column: It’s time for America to prove its’ ‘metal’

August 22, 2017
Harry Moser is the founder of the Reshoring Initiative. The mission of the Reshoring Initiative is to bring good, well-paying manufacturing jobs back to the United States by assisting companies to more accurately assess their total cost of offshoring …
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Robotlution: A new IDB publication on the automation of employment and how it will impact productivity

August 22, 2017
Trade 4.0: bilateral exports in the automotive sector have grown by 2 percent for each 10 percent increase in robot numbers despite the incentives for firms to reshore their operations. The technological divide between countries that sign trade agreements …
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Half of smaller exporters eye overseas expansion: poll

August 21, 2017
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) — Nearly half of South Korea’s smaller exporters with offshore production facilities are considering expanding overseas output, with only a small portion weighing reshoring, a poll said Wednesday. The survey of 1,015 small and mid …
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Navigating the Skills Gap: How U.S. Manufacturing Can Thrive Again

August 21, 2017
Finally, all of these challenges have reached a head just as reshoring to the United States has gained momentum. Unfortunately, with the current lack of skilled labor, bringing that work back will prove to be more difficult. With all of these factors …
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Top Institutions and Economists Now Say Globalization Increases Inequality

August 19, 2017
Reshoring — or relocating manufacturing operations back to Western factories from emerging nations — is one option. As labor costs escalate in places such as China, Thailand, Brazil and South Africa, companies are finding that making products in …
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10 reasons to keep your printed circuit board production in the US – Medical Design & Outsourcing

August 17, 2017
10 reasons to keep your printed circuit board production in the US  Medical Design & Outsourcing

Although the lure of low-cost labor is tempting, offshoring production of printed circuit boards can lead a company into a host of problems.

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Why Trump Isn’t a Populist

August 17, 2017
Admittedly, he has made some putatively populist gestures: Promoting protectionism, retaining/ reshoring jobs, and challenging current immigration policies come immediately to mind in this regard. But on the biggest economic-policy questions—tax …
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