Company/Division name | GE - KY |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Unknown |
If manufacturing, is the company a contract manufacturer? | Unknown |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 1300 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2014 |
Capital investment ($): | 1000 |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | China,Mexico |
State(s) reshored to: | KY |
Industry(ies): | Electrical Equipment/Appliances/Components |
Product(s) reshored | appliances |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Freight cost, Inventory, Lead time/time to market, Rising wages, Quality/rework/warranty |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Lean/other business process improvement techniques, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D) |
Mentions use of TCO or similar concept? | Yes |