Company/Division name | Guidepoint Systems |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
What product(s) and/or service(s) were outsourced domestically? | Manufacturing |
Year reshoring announced: | 2014 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | Outsourced |
City reshored to: | Fort Worth |
State(s) reshored to: | TX |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Electrical Equipment/Appliances/Components, Transportation Equipment |
Product(s) reshored | GPS transceivers |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Freight cost, Lead time/time to market, Loss of control, Rising wages, Quality/rework/warranty |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Image/brand, Skilled workforce availability/training, Other, Less oversight, Faster response time |