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Throughout the 2016 election cycle, one of presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump’s most impassioned – and oft-repeated – promises should he move into the White House next year is the recovery of millions of jobs previously offshored to China, Mexico and elsewhere.
The Reshoring Initiative recently announced a program in partnership with Walmart to help companies manufacture more consumer products in the United States.
Wise companies are learning that the total cost of ownership is MUCH more than the cost in labor savings. Learn why companies are moving back to the US.
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 National Reshoring Award. There will be one award for buyers and one for suppliers.
Good news for U.S. manufacturers: stateside production and employment opportunities are on the rise.
It began as a ripple and is becoming a powerful wave. I’m talking about the reverse migration of manufacturing from China to the U.S.A. — known as reshoring — that appears to be gaining momentum.
Reshoring – For decades we have been shedding apparel-manufacturing jobs in addition to the entire ecosystem that goes along with them. However, the offshore wages that were once a fraction of U.S. labor costs are escalating. Shipping costs, coupled with long lead times, quality problems, and the intangible costs and risks of being far from […]
The stream of millions of U.S. jobs going overseas has stopped, according to a report from the Chicago-based Reshoring Initiative.
Made in the USA & apparel reshoring is a hot topic in the apparel industry these days. Corporate America is definitely interested- we need to look no further than Walmart’s American Manufacturing Commitment to buy an additional $250 billion dollars of goods made in America over the next 10 years to see evidence of that.
Call centers are coming back to America, and flyover country is proving to be the biggest beneficiary in new jobs and overall boosts to local economies.
PITTSBURGH—Thorley Industries LLC began planning several years ago to launch a baby car seat with a set of electronic controls and a potential novelty: The Pittsburgh-based firm considered making the seats in the U.S.
For all expecting and new parents, you probably have learned how quickly buying your child’s products adds up! So why would you be willing to pay more for an American-made product when you could purchase a similar product or even the “same” product, produced overseas, for half the cost?
Paul Gibson works on the Geo-Spring hybrid water heater at General Electric’s Louisville, Ky., plant. For many years, GE outsourced manufacturing of the water heater to a company in China. But in 2009, it decided to bring production back to the U.S. | Photo Credit: Jackie Northam/NPR For decades, American companies have been sending their […]
Workers at a Foxconn plant assemble electronic circuit boards (AFP) Reversing a Decade of Job Losses What does a manufacturer do when it’s struggling with excessive costs? One of the most common reactions in recent years has been to pack up and move to another country or continent where it can bring its costs of […]
American companies are increasingly “reshoring” manufacturing operations from China to the US, according to a survey of executives. The shift reflects China’s ebbing competitive advantage as a low-cost manufacturing centre after years of rapid wage inflation and points to rising employment in US manufacturing, even though official data have shown little growth over […]
A growing number of American companies are moving their manufacturing back to the United States IN 2005, A START-UP company from California called ET Water Systems decided to move its manufacturing operations to China. At the time there was a general exodus to Asia in search of lower costs, […]
Reposted from THonline.com: Sometime during the past decade, when most everyone was focused on inflating the housing bubble, I was called into a senior manager’s office. My employer was planning to move an assembly line to Mexico and thought I would be a great manager for the project. As the executive […]
When manufacturing jobs move overseas we wondered if total landed costs are considered and if there is now an argument for bringing manufacturing back to the USA. This logistics practice is known commonly as “reshoring.” Our theme for the month of July is the United States or for all of you Bruce Springsteen fans – “Born in the […]
Workers cut and sew garments at Karen Kane’s manufacturing facility in Los Angeles. (Photo: Greg Cox, YouLookFab) A small but growing number of clothing designers and retailers are bringing some production back to the U.S. The firms cite rising labor costs, poor quality and long lead times in China. […]
Michele Nash-Hoff When I first started talking about saving America manufacturing and returning manufacturing to America four years ago after the first edition of my book, Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why we should and how we can, came out, I was met with a great deal of skepticism. Some typical comments were: “I don’t think […]
Everette Phillips Reshoring is getting a great deal of hype. Some see it as evidenceof a new renaissance of American manufacturing. Some see it as hope for reducing long term unemployed. Some see it as a business opportunity to sell manufacturing-related equipment, software, and services in the US. And some see it as a business […]
By Jim T. Ryan Twenty-five percent is an unacceptable failure rate for a crucial farm machinery part. But that’s what Lancaster County-based Pequea Machine Inc. faced when it tested gear boxes received from China: 25 percent failed due to substandard metals, owner and President Dennis Skibo said. “That’s not good when you’re making a huge pile of gear […]
The Whirlpool water tower is a powerful symbol of the heart of Clyde’s economy. Kim GittlesonJanuary, 2013 Visitors to Clyde are greeted with the view of a water tower presiding over the flat landscape, carrying a large Whirlpool logo. The tower is a clear symbol of the small Ohio town’s economic heart. Whirpool’s 2.5 million […]
Jerry Jasinowski Fmr. President of the National Association of Manufacturers January 8, 2013 While the immediate prospects of the U.S. economy are bleak, and nothing happening in Washington suggests an early improvement, there is more than ample reason to believe our economy can look forward to better times in the not too distant future. In […]
Oct 4, 2012 After decades of relying on global manufacturing sourcing, many U.S. manufacturing firms are taking a closer look at reshoring – a term referring to manufacturing that was previously done in foreign countries and has been moved back to America. According to an analysis by Acorn Systems, provider cost management […]
Contact Name: Jason Kuruvilla Phone Number: (202) 693-6587 Departments of Commerce and Labor partner to help companies create jobs, invest in America WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration today announced a $40 million multi-agency competition, the Make it in AmericaChallenge, to accelerate the trend of insourcing, where companies are bringing jobs back and making additional investments here […]
Photo Credit: Reuters By Jennifer BootonSeptember 21, 2012 An expected surge in exports could help create up to five million U.S. jobs by 2020, according to a report released Friday by the Boston Consulting Group. U.S.-born exports are expected to surge, with domestic manufacturers standing to capture 2% to 7% […]
Reported by: Wayne HerefordEmail: whereford@wtva.com STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that Mississippi lost over 9,000 furniture manufacturing jobs between the years 2006 and 2010. Officials at Mississippi State held a conference Monday to discuss ways of getting those, as well as jobs in other industries, […]
Register Now for this workshop August 22nd 9am – 11am The Reshoring Initiative, founded by Harry Moser, offers the knowledge and tools to help manufacturers accurately assess costs and make the right sourcing decisions, a process which often results in reshoring. Mississippi State University is doing systems-based research on the reshoring problem and […]
Ted CarterAugust 14, 2012 A Florida company’s decision to relocate part of its manufacturing operation from Mexico to Clarksdale gives Mississippi a win in a national “reshoring” effort by which states hope to persuade U.S. manufacturers to bring some or all of their operations home. HVAC equipment manufacturer AirGuide […]
