A Reshoring Initiative Case Study:
Chair Component Reshored
Contract Manufacturer
OEM:
- Company: KI
- Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Satisfaction with the results: High
Product:
- Redesigned J-bar for Office Chair
Before
Country from which reshored: Italy
Factors which made offshoring less attractive: Delivery, Inventory
After
Number of employee jobs reshored to make this product: 1
Value of work reshored to make this product ($/year): $40,000.00
Reshored work is outsourced.
Domestic factors which made the domestic alternative more attractive: Lean or other business process improvement techniques, Redesign of the part
Additional Background
Relevant Industry: Fabricated Metal Products
Year Reshored: 2010
Total cost of ownership analysis was used in the reshoring decision.
