Reshoring News

Does Mexico Beat the U.S. for Reshoring?

by admin on March 9, 2016

March 10, 2016—One recent study says U.S. manufacturers now prefer Mexico to the United States when it comes to reshoring—the decision to move production from Asia back to North America. It said Mexico combines the relatively lower costs of China with …
Does Reshoring Fashion Manufacturing Make Sense? | Intelligence | BoF  The Business of Fashion

LONDON, United Kingdom — In the US and UK, fashion manufacturing is no longer the industry it once was. In 1990, the US apparel sector employed 939,000 …

The company announced this at the Taipei Cycle Show last week. It’s a major step forward in the ‘bringing production back to Europe’ initiatives and the reshoring project of the European bicycle industry. “We are joining Bike Valley Portugal as …

Toshiba Shifts Gears from Japan to Texas

by admin on March 6, 2016

What are the keys to successfully reshoring? As plant manager Roberto Heredia walked across the production floor, he pointed out the robots from Epson and Nachi, and the production line layout, before ultimately turning to the people. In four years …
Over recent years, interest in reshoring and nearshoring has increased owing to rising labour costs in China, hidden costs related to long supply chains, quality issues, and increasing supply chain risks. The EMEA region is likely to benefit from more …

The Pros and Cons of Onshoring

by admin on March 5, 2016

In the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, there is a growing belief that offshoring of U.S.-based jobs is rapidly reaching a plateau and that “onshoring” – the repatriation back to the United States of some of that overseas …
Although he has not read the Institute’s study, State Sen. John Blake, D-Archbald, has talked about increasing demand for natural gas by attracting industry to the region or “reshoring” manufacturers that may have left the United States.
Offshoring, reshoring, nearshoring — manufacturing and supply chains around the world are undergoing some seismic locational shifts, many of which the conventional wisdom did not see coming, and for reasons that may surprise you. Morris Cohen …
In the Global Supply Chain, There’s No ‘Shore’ Thing  Knowledge@Wharton

Offshoring, reshoring, nearshoring — manufacturing and supply chains around the world are undergoing some seismic locational shifts, many of which the …

Why Reshoring is Ideal for Control Freaks

by admin on March 1, 2016

For Big Ass Fans, proximity to its production lines, to its suppliers and most importantly, to its customers was paramount in moving its residential fan manufacturing to Kentucky. The term “reshoring” — bringing manufacturing jobs back to America …