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Will U.S. manufacturing be able to create jobs, particularly in view of increased automation displacing workers? The Reshoring Initiative has recognized the automation trend and that returning jobs will be, on average, higher skilled and fewer than when …
The “reshoring” phenomenon of contracting with other U.S. companies instead of overseas manufacturers was cited by 34 percent of those surveyed as a reason for more business. Regardless of the reason, the attitude change among producers since 2016 …
This may even give rise to a preference for local sourcing fueling the reshoring trend, or at least sourcing from local storage locations where inventory is held for rapid response. But that’s not all…if sources are located in foreign countries like …
Opinion: How the U.S. could bring back up to half the manufacturing jobs that moved overseas  MarketWatch

OUTSIDE THE BOX By Harry Moser, Sandy Montalbano Many companies that offshored manufacturing didn’t really do the math Which jobs make sense to bring back from China? STR/AFP/Getty Images For decades, U.S. companies have been chasing cheap labor offshore and then importing products to sell in the U.S. market. Now, Trumponomics, a broader focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO quantifies all relevant costs, risks and strategic factors) and advanced manufacturing together have the potential to end the manufacturing stagnation of the past 30 years and create millions of manufacturing jobs in th…

How the U.S. could bring back up to half the manufacturing jobs that moved overseas  MarketWatch

Many companies that offshored manufacturing didn’t really do the math.

Labor has become more expensive in China than in the past, with Chinese wages going up 12 percent to 15 percent a year for the past 15 years, according to Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative. The automotive industry has brought the most jobs …
Why manufacturing jobs are coming back to the U.S. — even as companies buy more robots  Recode

In the long run, many think that automation and robotics are going to replace a significant percentage, if not the overwhelming majority, of manufacturing jobs.

Free Sample Report: Our Annual Metal Buying Outlook However, as Reshoring Institute Founder Harry Moser told Berezowsky, “Major policy changes will have to be made or improved to continue the reshoring trend… the U.S. should aspire to host conditions …
The Reshoring Initiative (Kildeer, IL) and the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA; Independence, OH) invite companies that have successfully reshored parts or tooling made primarily by metal forming, fabricating or machining to apply for the first …
CLEVELAND, OH— May 25, 2017 – The Reshoring Initiative, in conjunction with the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), invites companies that have successfully reshored parts or tooling made primarily by metal forming, fabricating or machining to …