Company/Division name | K'nex |
Parent company | K'nex |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Year reshoring announced: | 2013 |
City reshored to: | Hatfield |
State(s) reshored to: | PA |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Hobbies |
Product(s) reshored | plastic connecting building toys |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Communications, Delivery, Freight cost, Intellectual property risk, Lead time/time to market, Rising wages, Total cost, Quality/rework/warranty |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Automation/technology, Re-design of the part |