Reshoring News

Finally, the trend toward offshoring looks to be in the process of reversing as overseas labor costs rise and companies focus more and more on the potential quality and branding benefits of “reshoring.” Google trends shows a surge in the popularity of this …
The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre has already tried and tested methods that promote Britain’s advanced manufacturing prowess globally at the same time as reshoring manufacturing and developing the skilled workforce of …
“We’re the sixth-largest provider of cotton in the United States,” Tucker says. “A lot of people are looking at the attractiveness of the reshoring of the apparel manufacturing, whether it’s weaving and spinning raw materials or cut-and-sew operations.
AMSCI supported manufacturing supply chains in England to reshore in the UK and improve global competitiveness by encouraging innovative, collaborative projects which established strong, sustainable and balanced growth. Complementing the Regional Growth …
“We publish this data annually to show companies that sourcing domestically is an increasing trend in the United States,” stated Reshoring Initiative founder and president Harry Moser. “With 3 to 4 million manufacturing jobs still offshore, as …
MDS said it has cut delivery time by onshoring production from China. Delivery times for customers has been cut from six months down to six weeks. That means that customers that once sourced 1 million parts per month from China now are buying 3.5 million …

The true cost of outsourcing molds to China

by admin on March 29, 2016

While there seems to be a reshoring trend for plastic molded parts in other industries, automotive tooling projects are a different situation altogether. In fact, the number of quotation requests we see requesting “China or L.C.C.” (low cost country …

Lew defends sanctions

by admin on March 29, 2016

Research from the non-profit Reshoring Initiative shows that foreign direct investment and reshoring of activity by US-headquartered companies added 67,000 manufacturing jobs to the US in 2015. That slightly exceeded the organisation’s estimate for the …

Are robots really going to take your job?

by admin on March 29, 2016

recent developments in robotics and additive manufacturing have made it increasingly economically lucrative for companies in advanced companies to ‘reshore’ production to automated factories. As shown by Rodrik (2015), over the course of the 20th …
Reshoring and FDI boost US manufacturing jobs  Financial Times

Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, has repeatedly pledged to bring millions of jobs back to the US as he claims unfair overseas competition has …