Company/Division name | Pacific Handy Cutter |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Year reshoring announced: | 2013 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2013 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | China |
City reshored to: | Irvine |
State(s) reshored to: | CA |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Other, Tools |
Product(s) reshored | Cutters, box cutters |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Lead time/time to market, Loss of control, Rising wages, Supply chain interruption risk, Quality/rework/warranty |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Eco-system synergies, Image/brand, Lean/other business process improvement techniques, Other |