Lenovo's North Carolina Onshoring Effort: One Year Later

URLhttp://www.crn.com/news/mobility/240163989/lenovos
SourceCRN
Date Published12/26/2013
Author NameTom Spring
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Lenovo
Parent companyLenovo
Reshoring category:Transplant
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):300
Country(ies) from which reshored:China
City reshored to:Whitsett
State(s) reshored to:NC
Industry(ies):Computer & Electronic Products
Product(s) reshoredThink brand products
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Freight cost, Lead time/time to market, Rising wages
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Re-design of the part, Skilled workforce availability/training
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