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3 Trends Affecting US Manufacturing – Environmental Leader

August 7, 2014

A recent report issued by the Institute for Supply Management documents that the US manufacturing sector has expanded over the past 11 months. Comments from panel members reflect significant growth through the first four months of 2014, providing evidence of meaningful strength in manufacturing – an economic sector once written off as dead. But, will 2014 be a good […]

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Reshoring: A call to action – Plastics Today

August 6, 2014

According to research by A.T. Kearney, leading reasons why companies are bringing their manufacturing back to North America include: Shorter delivery time Total cost of ownership Higher quality Reduced freight costs Wage cost improvement Improved customer responsiveness Image/brand Higher productivity Better innovation/product differentiation Inventory management As pointed out in Part 1, a key factor in […]

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Reshoring: The Manufacturer’s Checklist – IndustryWeek

August 5, 2014

‘)})() //–> Manufacturers are overestimating potential savings from overseas operations by 20% to 30% by not focusing on total cost of ownership. Recently, rising energy prices, wage inflation and customer demand for shorter lead times have led many U.S. companies to consider “reshoring” the production of goods bound for domestic markets back to America. […]

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What It Takes to Reshore Manufacturing Successfully

August 5, 2014
The data on comparative labor and energy costs may seem compelling. But the process of bringing assembly work back to domestic factories from abroad is substantially more challenging than the economics alone would predict. Managers at GE’s Appliance Park …
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Op-Ed | Reshoring Garment Manufacturing is Viable and Scalable – The Business of Fashion

August 5, 2014

LONDON, United Kingdom — In a recent Op-Ed (‘Made in the USA is More Hype Than Reality’) Edward Hertzman of Sourcing Journal used national labour cost comparisons and skill shortages to support his argument that US apparel manufacturing “won’t work at scale because of simple economics.” I agree that volume production is best sourced offshore. However, […]

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The Case for Onshoring US Medical Manufacturing Services – Medical Device and Diagnostics Industry (blog)

August 4, 2014

By Noreen King Noreen King Like many U.S.-based contract manufacturers, I have been a big proponent of onshoring manufacturing for over a decade. And it’s easy to see why. When you consider the quality and communication challenges, increased time to market, rising wages in China, the increased cost of shipping, and political and environmental […]

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Reshoring: The Manufacturer’s Checklist

August 4, 2014
Recently, rising energy prices, wage inflation and customer demand for shorter lead times have led many U.S. companies to consider “reshoring” the production of goods bound for domestic markets back to America. As with all changes to a company’s …
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Review: IPC Onshoring Report – PCB007 (press release)

August 3, 2014

Did you know that onshoring has already begun? This is phenomena is no longer an idea, a theory, or a prediction; it’s happening right now. Some companies are bringing their manufacturing back to North America and you ought to know about it. Onshoring is a game-changing development about which every contract manufacturer and board shop should know. […]

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Help Manufacturers Reshore Production

August 3, 2014
Good news: America is now luring as many factory jobs back from overseas as it’s losing to continued offshoring. That’s the assessment of the Reshoring Initiative, a nonprofit group that encourages companies to move work back to the United States.
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Walmart Is Giving Priority To US Manufacturers Who Hire American Workers … – Manufacturing & Technology News

August 3, 2014

Walmart Is Giving Priority To U.S. Manufacturers Who Hire American Workers; CEO Bill Simon Says Reviving Industry Is Essential For Walmart’s Success By Richard A. McCormack richard@manufacturingnews.com Walmart is accelerating its program to purchase billions of dollars of more products from U.S.-based manufacturers. On July 8. Walmart held its first-ever Made in USA ‘Open Call’ […]

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