URL | http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/01/19/made |
Source | The Boston Globe |
Date Published | 01/19/2014 |
Author Name | Donald B. Rosenfield |
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplant | Yes |
Company/Division name | New Balance |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
Reshoring category: | Kept from Offshoring |
City reshored to: | Boston |
State(s) reshored to: | MA |
Industry(ies): | Apparel/Textiles |
Product(s) reshored | sneakers |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Inventory, Lead time/time to market |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Automation/technology, Re-design of the part |