Is The Future Of The American City In Making Shoes? Portland’s Answer Is ‘Yes’

URLhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelmolitch-hou/20
SourceForbes
Date Published08/27/2024
Author NameMichael Molitch-Hou

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name HILOS
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Year reshoring announced:2024
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Capital investment ($):2
City reshored to:Portland
State(s) reshored to:OR
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Apparel & Textiles
Product(s) reshoredshoes
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Green considerations, Total cost
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Automation/technology, Better Control of Process/Delivery/Factory, Customization/Flexibility, Impact on domestic economy, Lead time/Time to market, Lean/other business process improvement techniques, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D), Proximity to customers/market
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