| Company/Division name | GE - KY |
| Type of work | Manufacturing |
| If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
| Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
| Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 400 |
| Year reshoring announced: | 2012 |
| Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2012 |
| Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
| Capital investment ($): | 38 |
| Country(ies) from which reshored: | China,Mexico |
| City reshored to: | LOUISVILLE |
| State(s) reshored to: | KY |
| If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
| Industry(ies): | Electrical Equipment/Appliances/Components |
| Product(s) reshored | GeoSpring Water Heater |
| What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Communications, Currency variation, Delivery, Freight cost, Intellectual property risk, Inventory, Lead time/time to market, Rising wages, Supply chain interruption risk, Total cost, Travel cost/time, Quality/rework/warranty |
| What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Automation/technology, Customer responsiveness improvement, Eco-system synergies, Higher productivity, Lean/other business process improvement techniques, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D), Re-design of the part, Skilled workforce availability/training, U.S. price of natural gas/chemicals/electricity, Other, Proximity to market,Raw materials cost |
