New Resources to help manufacturers at ReshoreNow.org
In support of Walmart’s Made in USA program, the Reshoring Initiative is pleased to announce a new webpage with a broad range of resources to help retail suppliers reshore more manufacturing. This page helps companies: identify products to reshore; improve cost competitiveness; find component suppliers, financing and retailers interested in Made in USA; and comply with FTC regulations. The new program provides direct, personal access to 35 manufacturing trade associations, companies, banks, U.S. Commerce Department offices and other groups. For more information, please visit Resources for Retail Suppliers or click a category below.

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BCG Reports that U.S. Manufacturing Remains Competitive
“Despite a strong dollar, the U.S. retains a big manufacturing cost advantage over Europe, Japan, and other developed countries.” Read more here.

In Forbes, BCG’s Harald Sirkin quotes Reshoring Initiative data to highlight the most important news: more jobs are coming back than leaving. He reminds readers, “Why complicate our lives by manufacturing in Asia – especially goods intended for the North American and West European markets – when the savings amount to no more than a few pennies on the dollar? In contrast to a factory located half-a-world away in China, a factory in the United States, or in nearby Mexico, will produce far fewer management, quality and supply chain headaches.” See Reshoring Is More Than a Buzzword for the full article.

In Focus: Strengthening the U.S. Supply Chain
Many sectors have identified the supply chain as a central issue in enabling growth for U.S. manufacturing:

• Government: The White House Supply Chain Innovation Roundtable took place on July 9th, with leadership from over 20 manufacturing and supplier companies committed to strengthening small manufacturers in their domestic supply chains. Be sure to check out the new plans to learn how you may benefit by following the link above.
  
  
• Mining: Reshoring requires a reliable raw material supply. The U.S. mining industry has fallen from #1 to #7 in the world, and needs to catch up to fill gaps in the U.S. supply chain. Watch video for full discussion: Mining & Manufacturing: Harry Moser, Reshoring Initiative.
  
  
• Investors: At the recent Manufacturing Growth and Investor Conference in Denver, Colorado, capital lenders such as Chase, First National Denver, Real Idea Partners, and others expressed enthusiasm for funding U.S. manufacturers, driven partly by the growing reshoring trend. In addition to plentiful investment opportunities, the dialog focused on the need to tighten supply chains, especially by filling skills gaps and increasing innovation. Several lenders, including US Bank and Bank of America, offer lending programs to support U.S. manufacturers. With rates low and competitiveness high, now is a great time to grow in the U.S.
  
  
• Retailer: Walmart’s grant recipient improves job prospects. UTA Research Institute received $4 million to develop a robot that will assemble parts smaller than a thimble and will be scalable to various projects. Such robots fill a gap, especially in small motor assembly, which has been an obstacle in the U.S. supply chain.
  
  

2015 Walmart U.S. Manufacturing Summit: Harry with Glenn Marshall and Bill Baker of AME, a sponsor of the Reshoring Initiative.

• Calculate TCO with the Total Cost of Ownership Estimator™ , a free online tool to help evaluate sourcing alternatives and to make a case when selling against offshore competitors.
• Visit our Reshoring Library, which contains 2,500+ linked articles on reshoring. Data from these articles can be accessed and sorted through the Advanced Search function.
• Have a story to tell? Submit your reshoring success story on our Case Studies feature. All valid cases will be posted, and we will send the submitter a Manufacturing is Cool T-shirt.
• Use our Economic Development Program to strengthen your region by replacing imports with local production.
• See our Blog for recommendations on Skilled Workforce Development in your area.
• Check out the new webpage Resources for Retail Suppliers, which helps companies: pick the right products to reshore; improve their cost competitiveness; find component suppliers, financing and retailers interested in Made in USA; and comply with FTC regulations.
• See complete list of upcoming presentations.

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