ETwater Executives Discuss the Multiple Bottom Lines of Reshoring Manufacturing to the U.S.

URLhttp://www.virtual-strategy.com/2013/12/04/etwater
SourceVirtual-Strategy Magazine
Date Published12/04/2013
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name ET Water
Parent companyET Water Systems
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Reshoring
City reshored to:Novato
State(s) reshored to:CA
Industry(ies):Other, agriculture
Product(s) reshoredirrigation equipment
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Currency variation, Freight cost, Inventory, Lead time/time to market, Rising wages, Supply chain interruption risk, Quality/rework/warranty
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D), Re-design of the part, Improved customer experience
Mentions use of TCO or similar concept?Yes
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