Company/Division name | Guidepoint Systems |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
If manufacturing, is the company a contract manufacturer? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Year reshoring announced: | 2014 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | Outsourced |
City reshored to: | Houston |
State(s) reshored to: | TX |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Computer/Electronic Products, Transportation Equipment |
Product(s) reshored | GPS-based transceivers |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Freight cost, Loss of control, Rising wages |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Re-design of the part, Skilled workforce availability/training, Enhanced production oversight |