Reshoring News

Manufacturers sought for reshoring survey

by admin on January 2, 2018

Kildeer, Ill. — Consulting group Plante Moran and the Reshoring Initiative are seeking input from manufacturers in a survey which the groups will present to lawmakers. The U.S. Manufacturing Reshoring …
Survey responses will provide insights into how much manufacturers offshore, what drives them to do so and what U.S. policy changes could motivate them to reshore. According to the Reshoring Initiative, more manufacturing jobs are returning to the United …

US tax cuts could bring new worries

by admin on December 28, 2017

For Asia, the tax cuts bear careful watching. Some American companies, especially those operating in Europe, may be tempted to “reshore” more of their operations to America, feeding an already visible trend brought on by automation and new technology such …
New technology like robotics and 3D printing might now lead to the reshoring of production. Reshoring may create opportunities, but at the same time a restructuring of value chains could cut opportunities for exporters in the region and for Australia …

O’Connor: Skilled workforce needed

by admin on December 18, 2017

Last week, he spoke at the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s annual meeting about the need to bring back trades training in schools, build apprentice programs for returning veterans and support the “reshoring of American companies.” Oklahoma has …
“There’s still anecdotal evidence of companies reshoring their plastics processing back to North America, and there has also been an uptick in foreign plastics processors interested in starting up resin processing in the U.S. for the first time because …
President Trump’s intention is to encourage reshoring and the return of American jobs perceived to have been lost in the process of globalization. But the fear is the proposals would seriously hamper trade and investment — not just between the U.S. and …

Iowa companies bringing jobs back to U.S.

by admin on December 15, 2017

The Reshoring Initiative’s 2016 Data Report released May 15 indicates 77,000 jobs were brought back to the United States, with just 50,000 leaving. “In comparison to 2000-2003, when the United States lost, net, about 220,000 manufacturing jobs per year …
Iowa companies bringing jobs back to U.S.  The Gazette

As energy and labor costs in China and other countries continue to grow and lead times become more of an issue in a just-in-time global economy, more …

Reshoring could enable greater responsiveness to market demand and greater innovation. But it would naturally require companies to reconfigure supply chains. CIOs and other IT leaders will be tapped to help evaluate robotics technology, to upgrade and …