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URL	http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?art
Source	Knowledge@Wharton
Date Published	09/26/2012
Author Name	N/A
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplant	Yes

Company/Division name	GE - IN
Type of work	Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM?	Unknown
If manufacturing, is the company a contract manufacturer?	Unknown
Reshoring category:	Reshoring
State(s) reshored to:	IN
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

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