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As lure of China’s cheap labor dims, more jobs may be returning to U.S. – Delta Farm Press (blog)

August 31, 2012

Reshoring is a term you may not have heard (I hadn’t). It’s industry-speak for bringing manufacturing and jobs back to the U.S. from overseas. Over the past several decades, many industries — from textiles to furniture to shoes, you name it — that were once the bedrock of thousands of U.S. communities, many in rural […]

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The charge to repatriate production – Financial Director

August 31, 2012

THE TERM ‘made in China’ has become shorthand for bemoaning the collapse of the manufacturing industry in the UK. But amid all the gloom, including month after month of poor growth in the manufacturing sector, there is a small group of SMEs leading the charge to repatriate production. They include the makers of childrens’ luggage, […]

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Elements of a Sustainable Supply Chain – EBN

August 31, 2012

As Douglas Kent of Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT) recently told a Webinar audience, sustainability has a floating definition. In the context of manufacturing and environmental responsibility, sustainability can best be explained as a holistic approach to product development. From design through end of life, a sustainable product spares the environment, as well as the manufacturer’s […]

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As OEMs near-shore, China prepares to globalise – Automotive World

August 31, 2012

  By: Mark Morley, GXS, Friday, August 31, 2012, AutomotiveWorld.com Over the last decade, many Western automotive companies, including Ford, GM, BMW and Volvo, globalised their manufacturing footprint in order to take advantage of vehicle and parts manufacturing in lower cost emerging markets. Whilst this strategy has worked well in terms of helping Western car manufacturers […]

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What to do as the alarm bell rings – China Daily

August 31, 2012

As the industrial engine slows, both governments and companies need to act There are signs that the engine of the world factory, China, is slowing down. Recent data indicate that in the non-financial services sector the number of newly established foreign enterprises and the amount of used foreign investment are falling, painting a picture of […]

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USB Invests in Innovate North State – Analyst Blog – NASDAQ

August 30, 2012

U.S. Bank – a division of U.S. Bancorp ( USB ) – announced that it has invested $75,000 in Innovate North State – a regional organization – for 3 years to develop the manufacturing sector in Northern California. This venture made U.S. Bank the Founders’ Circle Investor in the organization.  U.S. Bank will be the […]

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California Legislature Approves Advanced Manufacturing Incentives: Senate Bill … – ScoopSanDiego.com

August 30, 2012

Alex Padilla  Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2012 2:00 pm  California Legislature Approves Advanced Manufacturing Incentives: Senate Bill 1128 Authored by Senator Alex Padilla Today, the California Senate gave final approval to Senate Bill 1128 authored by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima). The measure would encourage investment, job creation and economic growth in California by allowing sales […]

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Leading voices weigh in on Bay Area manufacturing – San Jose Mercury News

August 30, 2012

It turns out manufacturing is far from dead in the Bay Area. No question the nature of manufacturing is changing; the big semiconductor fabricating plants of the last century are gone. They are being replaced by much smaller operations generally producing sophisticated electronics and early iterations of products designed by Silicon Valley’s best and brightest. […]

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[Video] Harry Moser of National Reshoring Initiative interviewed by Mike Boehler

August 29, 2012

[via YouTube] Mike Boehler interviews Harry Moser of National Reshoring Initiative. Harry is a A 40-year manufacturing industry veteran and retired President of GF AgieCharmilles. He founded the Reshoring Initiative to move lost jobs back to the U.S. For his efforts with the Reshoring Initiative, he was named to Industry Week magazine’s Manufacturing Hall of […]

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[Video] Reshoring Manufacturing

August 29, 2012

Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative, talks about the total cost of ownership (TCO) of manufactured goods. Various hidden costs often are not factored in when manufacturing work is sent to a foreign country. When work is brought back to the United States, these hidden costs turn into visible savings. The conversation between Harry […]

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