Reshoring News

Made in USA: Is the Pendulum Swinging to Reshoring?  DesignNews

Changes in logistics, markets, and regulations are beginning to make domestic manufacturing attractive again.

Anecdotally, we are hearing from more and more clients asking us to help produce goods domestically. Without getting into politics, it is worth considering some of the basic issues (avoiding the issue …

The Current State of Manufacturing and Employment in the U.S.  Machine Design

With a growing skills gap and easier access to technology, the U.S. may want to adopt a strategy of competition to collaboration.

And what if China starts getting heavy-handed with the U.S. companies operating in its country? Are they likely to reshore their operations to the U.S.? A recent NPR report stated that of the American …

And according to Reshoring Initiative, the number of American jobs that are being reshored has increased tenfold since 2010. Over the next few years, expect many overseas positions to return home.

“In 2017 about 170,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs were announced to come back from offshore, up 2,800% from 2010,” said Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative. “We anticipate that …

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Barriers to Electric Truck Adoption  Supply Chain Digest

There is a lot of interest in use of electric trucks for shorter haul, multi-stop delivery routes – and maybe some day beyond, when battery and charging …

Supply Chain News: Share of Trucking Costs Related to Driver Pay and Benefits Continues to have Biggest Again Tops the List  Supply Chain Digest

Latest ATRI Analysis Shows Driver Costs Again 43 Percent of Average Trucking Costs.

Job creation is perhaps the most prominent of them all. In the face of declining agriculture opportunities, tough industrial competition, rising protectionism and reshoring, the inevitable realities o…