U.S. Production Still Pays Off for Some

URLhttp://www.bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2011/
SourceBicycle Retailer
Date Published04/22/2011
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name ParkTool
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):26
Offshore, work was done:Outsourced
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Capital investment ($):Hundreds of thousands
Country(ies) from which reshored:China
City reshored to:St. Paul
State(s) reshored to:MN
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Transportation Equipment
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Freight cost, Lead time/time to market, Quality/rework/warranty
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D), Re-design of the part
Mentions use of TCO or similar concept?Yes
Find Reshoring Articles