Niche Manufacturers Still Attract Big VC Funds

URLhttp://wnpr.org/post/niche-manufacturers-still-att
SourceWNPR News
Date Published12/29/2014
Author NameSujata Srinivasan
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Macton
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company a contract manufacturer?Yes
Reshoring category:Reshoring
What product(s) and/or service(s) were outsourced domestically?Manufacturing
Year reshoring announced:2015
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2015
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
City reshored to:Oxford
State(s) reshored to:CT
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Fabricated Metal Products, Transportation Equipment
Product(s) reshoredTurntables and parts
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Lead time/time to market, Supply chain interruption risk, Quality/rework/warranty
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Higher productivity, Lean/other business process improvement techniques, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D), Re-design of the part, Other
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