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Why is this a Critical time for Manufacturers to Boost their Supply Chain?

November 15, 2016
America has seen only 249,000 jobs since 2010 through the initiatives of reshoring and via FDI reports presented by Financial Times on March 29th, 2016. Manufacturers realized that the total cost of production when goods are produced in some states in …
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Will Trump Discover Why So Many Americans Were Left Behind?

November 15, 2016
Firms Didn’t Do The Math “Many companies that off-shored manufacturing didn’t really do the math,” says Harry Moser, an MIT-trained engineer and founder of the Reshoring Initiative. “A study the consulting company, Archstone, showed that 60% of …
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9 Jobs Paying at Least $75,000 That Are Disappearing Like Crazy

November 15, 2016
However, “reshoring” could reverse some of the downward trend, especially if President-Elect Trump succeeds in fulfilling his campaign promise of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States. The number of people working as power plant …
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What should the West’s new recipe be for economic success?

November 14, 2016
There may, indeed, be opportunities to reshore some manufacturing sectors back to the West. It was recently reported the number of manufacturing jobs added to the US economy exceeded those moving abroad in 2015. And the return of some manufacturing to the …
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Why offshoring may not be as cost-effective as it used to be – Supply Chain Dive

November 14, 2016
Why offshoring may not be as cost-effective as it used to be  Supply Chain Dive

It is no secret that large swaths of the Midwest have seen manufacturing plants shuttered or downsized, but there may still be some light at the end of the tunnel.

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Robots unsuitable for garment manufacturing: UNCTAD

November 13, 2016
The use of robots at workplace is aimed at reshoring—promoting local manufacturing by attaining maximum benefits. UNCTAD highlights that reshoring is taking place in developed countries, but it has fallen short of expected reindustrialisation effects.
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Automation May Undermine President Trump’s Jobs Reshoring Plan

November 13, 2016
As I wrote in a 2014 blog (”Manufacturing Is Returning to US, but Automation Means Fewer Hires”), reshoring is already occurring, but it has been based the cost savings of smart machines. Unfortunately for citizens, business’ movement to automation …
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After the Trump victory, what now for small firms exporting to America?

November 13, 2016
an emphasis on rebuilding manufacturing capacity in the US and potentially reshoring jobs. This may mean – particularly in public contracts – fewer opportunities forBritish and other foreign businesses. This will have repercussions in the UK.
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Industrial ETF (AIRR) Hits New 52-Week High

November 13, 2016
This divide is seen as the reason for the rise in manufacturing offshoring in recent times. But Trump’s win now may set the trend for manufacturing ‘reshoring’. This has probably pushed AIRR higher. More Gains Ahead? The fund has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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You’ll Only Understand Trump and Brexit If You Understand the Failure of Globalization

November 12, 2016
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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