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Supply Chain News: Made in USA is Real Trend, but Returning Production to US Shores is not Easy for Many

April 18, 2017
There really are several trends pushing US companies to consider moving at least some production back to US shores. Those include rising wages offshore, especially in China; pressures to shorten supply chains and become more responsive; and a new president …
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Yorkshire’s textile trade all set for revival

April 17, 2017
Reshoring is real and growing.” Bill Macbeth, the managing director of the Huddersfield-based Textile Centre of Excellence, which has more than 100 textiles manufacturing businesses in its membership, said: “The Textiles Growth Programme has …
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The long, rough ride

April 17, 2017
When companies reshore assembly to US soil — in Monster Moto’s case that took two years to find a location and negotiate support from local and state officials — they are betting their demand will create a local supply chain that does not exist.
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Big revival in textile sector

April 16, 2017
Reshoring is real and growing.” David Hardman, chairman of Accrington-based textiles firm Lantex, which employs 30 people has invested £100,000 in modernising his factory, including new machines and a new staff canteen. A third of the funding came …
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The rough ride ahead for ‘Made in America’

April 16, 2017
When companies reshore assembly to US soil — in Monster Moto’s case that took two years to find a location and negotiate support from local and state officials — they are betting their demand will create a local supply chain that currently does not …
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The long, rough ride ahead for ‘Made in America’

April 16, 2017
When companies reshore assembly to U.S. soil – in Monster Moto’s case that took two years to find a location and negotiate support from local and state officials – they are betting their demand will create a local supply chain that currently does not …
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West Michigan electronics makers find growth in IoT devices, autonomous vehicles

April 16, 2017
Both Hayhoe and LeBlanc attribute their companies’ growth trajectories in part to a move by manufacturers to reshore production after moving it overseas in previous years. “Our largest customer right now is the result of reshoring,” Hayhoe said.
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Rise of the robots: What advances mean for workers

April 15, 2017
There has long been a trend to “offshore” manufacturing to cheaper workers in emerging markets. Now, robots are part of the “reshoring” trend that is returning production to established centres. They do more and more things – they’re lettuce-pickers …
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Data Analysis and Computing: the Future Job Wave

April 13, 2017
While many are focused on ways to ensure the future of human jobs in automation—either by introducing collaborative robots, reshoring efforts, or trying to educate and relocate workers in different automation positions—the future of many workers will …
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Jobs created in Teesside as regional EE centres expand

April 12, 2017
EE – the UK’s biggest mobile operator and part of the BT Group – last year completed the first stage of its pledge to “reshore” jobs, with all EE ‘pay monthly’ customer calls now answered in the UK and Ireland. Now the firm is creating more …
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