Email of the day on reshoring and automation This is indeed well under way and generally government-supported trend globally, with Germany (as always) at the forefront, but also the US and the rest of Europe promoting and facilitating the process.
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In the UK, domestic mould and toolmakers report sales are improving as the trend for reshoring to the UK continues, Plastics News reports. But there is a mixed reaction to the shrinking toolmaking skills workforce resource, as more and more of those in the …
As advanced economies struggle to cope with immigration, the ability to “reshore” jobs is a blessing for policymakers, as shown by some announcements made by President-Elect Donald Trump in the U.S. With resources and financing channelled to innovation …
“These diverging lines — which reflect the sector’s improved productivity — highlight a huge problem with Trump’s promises to help workers by reshoring millions of manufacturing jobs,” Brookings expert Mark Muro wrote in a blog post. “America is already …
For those reeled into Trump’s camp because he promised more jobs, he may soon lose his hook. Companies have started “reshoring” jobs for years, and manufacturing jobs in the U.S. are actually increasing while those in China are slowing down.
By investing in U.S. factories — and relying on automation — the clothing industry could make 30 percent of its products at home within the next 15 years, said Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative. He points to the hidden expenses and hassles …
Moser & Cie has made a watch that costs a million dollars and has a case made from genuine Swiss cheese. It may sound like a joke, but the watch is genuine, and the motivation behind it is very serious. Moser, an independent luxury watchmaker …
But it is unlikely that China would crash. Third, while some US companies may consider moving some of their manufacturing from China back to the US, major “reshoring” moves are unlikely. Moving manufacturing, especially the type that is technologically …
By investing in U.S. factories — and relying on automation — the clothing industry could make 30 percent of its products at home within the next 15 years, said Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative. He points to the hidden expenses and hassles …
PEOTUS on job creation and economic dislocation, with the former explicitly addressing the impact of automation and the latter so far ignoring it; The New Yorker’s distillation of research on automation’s role in the “reshoring” of manufacturing …
