American corporations that off-shored manufacturing to China for two decades are bringing jobs home. A decade ago, jobs were on a nearly one-way street to the People’s Republic. In 2003, when 150,000 manufacturing jobs went to China, 2,000 came this way, says Harry Moser, head of the Reshoring Initiative, a nonprofit group that tracks U.S.-China […]
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 […]
Conventional wisdom says it’s cheaper to produce things in Asia than in North America, which is why U.S. electronics brands have steadily outsourced nearly all their product manufacturing to companies based in the Far East during the last few decades. US-Made Moto Xs Cost Comparable to Asian-Assembled Smartphones. However, with just one product—the Moto X—Motorola may […]
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Florida is a responsive WordPress theme suitable for multipurpose websites such as a business website or an agency website. It has a stylish minimal layout and comes equipped with custom post types to create portfolios, highlight content, showcase teams, etc There are many things you will enjoy when you get this theme. It has a […]
More companies from Europe and the United States are returning home as labor and raw material costs rise in China. Provided to China Daily As benefits fall in China, many overseas firms are going homeMore companies from Europe and the United States that used to outsource production to China are returning […]
Clothing the American Government’s Employees: In many overseas factories producing garments for the United States government, conditions are harsh and pay is low. | Photo Credit: Meridith Kohut for The New York Times WASHINGTON — One of the world’s biggest clothing buyers, the United States government spends more than $1.5 billion a year at […]
Delowar Hossain, owner of Tazreen Fashions Ltd. He has said that just three stories of his garment plant were legal. | Photo Credit: Andrew Biraj/Reuters NEW DELHI — The police in Bangladesh charged the owners of a garment factory and 11 of their employees with culpable homicide in the deaths of 112 workers in a […]
Amid this year’s deluge of holiday spending surveys by companies trying to grab some attention, several other recent polls and studies are addressing arguably more important issues, such as financial bullying, money spent on financial literacy and whether “Made in USA” is better. Here is a sampling. UNFAIR FIGHT? Financial services marketers, such as banks […]
Changes are sweeping the world of manufacturing. Advanced materials and innovative production technologies are maturing. Digital manufacturing techniques are gaining adoption. These technology trends are offering manufacturers new ways to compete, innovate, and grow profitably even as they face challenges from volatile energy costs, workforce shortages, proliferating regulations, and a host of evolving risks. While […]
There’s been a flurry of activity over the past few years indicating a greater reliance by manufacturers on product lifecycle technologies ranging from increased use of CAD/CAM/CAE software to full-blown product lifecycle management software suites. Just a few weeks ago I wrote about how expectations are growing for a PLM surge in manufacturing; shortly thereafter, […]
Texas’ resurgent manufacturing industry takes a giant step forward as the Texas made Apple Mac Pro begins taking orders today for it’s first fully Made in the USA computer, 1200 WOAI’s Michael Board reports. “We have begun manufacturing the Mac Pro in Austin,” Apple CEO Tim cook said on […]
Apple Inc. is taking orders today for the new Mac Pro personal computer, which is being built in Texas with components made domestically as part of Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook’s $100 million Made-in-the-USA push. “We have begun manufacturing the Mac Pro in Austin,” Cook wrote in a posting yesterday on Twitter. “It’s the most powerful Mac ever.” The cylindrical […]
Connecticut has become a pioneer in food labeling as it is the first state to pass legislation to make companies say if their products contain genetically modified organisms or GMOs. GMOs are used to help plants be resistant to herbicides and pesticides, but it’s done by taking DNA from a bacteria […]
“Made in America” has become a trendy label that conscientious U.S. consumers often look for. But it’s not just Americans who are searching for that label. American-made goods have more international clout than one might think, especially with Chinese consumers. A recent Industry Week study found that 85 percent of Americans […]
The outside of the mittens say “Go USA.” The insides say “Made in China.” Less than two years after being criticized for having the U.S. Olympic team’s uniforms made in China, the U.S. Olympic Committee has another wardrobe malfunction on its hands.The red-white-and-blue mittens it’s selling to raise funds […]
We are at an interesting time in American Manufacturing. There are so many manufacturing issues in America which should be on the forefront of every manufacturing executive. We felt compelled to compile the top 8 pressing manufacturing issues and trends in American manufacturing to share with you. Awareness of these various and extremely important topics […]
The gift-giving edge you may need this holiday. The race to find holiday presents is underway, and there’s both good news and bad news for the shoppers out there. Let’s start with the bad news: Gift giving is a competitive sport – a contact sport, if you watched any online videos of Black Friday bargain […]
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY The net loss of manufacturing jobs from the U.S. to China may have finally come to an end, according to a study by strategy and operations consultancy The Hackett Group. And because of changing conditions in the U.S. and Chinese labor markets, the net shift of jobs may move back to […]
This Thanksgiving Weekend, Montauk Tackle Co., American Built Performance Apparel, Announces its Family and Friends Event. It’s a family and friends kind-of-weekend with Montauk Tackle’s performance apparel. Most retailers offer a family and friends promotion to a select group of customers for savings. But this Thanksgiving weekend, Montauk Tackle Company, […]
We’re all aware of how critical manufacturing has been to the U.S. economy over the past several decades. Most of us are equally aware that it still plays a huge role. But do you realize how big a role it still plays? If you add up all the offshoring […]
A new Kickstarter campaign,launched by the founder of Flint and Tinder, wants to make blue shoelaces a symbol of American manufacturing. (The Blue Lace Project) The Bluelace Project, which launched on Tuesday via a Kickstarter campaign, wants to make blue shoelaces a symbol of support for American manufacturing that is as […]
The Walmart on Atlantic Boulevard in Canton is collecting food for employees who can’t afford Thanksgiving dinner. The company said this is proof that employees look out for one another. The group of employees who have held national strikes against the world’s largest retailer says the food drive is proof Walmart doesn’t pay associates enough […]
Tree leaves were turning yellow and red in Damascus, Oregon, in late October. Competing with fall foliage for attention were Halloween decorations, which adorned almost every house in this sleepy middle-class suburb of Portland on America’s Pacific West Coast. SECRET LETTER FOUND INSIDE HALLOWEEN TOY A few pumpkins sat on the steps leading to Julie […]
The push by Wal-Mart Stores to return manufacturing to the U.S. has gathered more momentum with the global retailer announcing that three companies will support manufacturing operations in Georgia, South Carolina and Pennsylvania. Wal-Mart officials announced on Jan. 15, 2013, a pledge to purchase in the next 10 years […]
Rogers is famous for Daisy BB guns but it will soon be home to another toy maker, Redman & Associates, who announced a $6.5 million investment to relocate its ride-on toy manufacturing business from Shanghai to Northwest Arkansas over the next three years. Gov. Mike Beebe, Walmart U.S. CEO […]
A job-seeker, right, talks to a prospective employer at a job fair earlier this year at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights. Jeff Korzenik, chief investment strategist at Fifth Third Bank, said there was not a lot of hiring of young people during the recession, but that has changed. Their unemployment rate […]
Customers shop at a Walmart Supercenter in Rogers, Arkansas June 6, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking The world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc announced three new manufacturing projects by suppliers in the United States to produce footwear, curtains and glassware as part of a broader commitment to “buy American.” Bill Simon, Wal-Mart’s U.S. president and CEO, made the announcement […]
We have heard a great deal this year about manufacturing coming back to the United States. We hear about the diminishing wage gap in some Asian countries and the possibility of lower U.S. energy prices. In addition, a few small examples of goods currently made in China, but now being planned […]
