Company/Division name | Sole Choice Inc. |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company a contract manufacturer? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 40 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2009 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2014 |
Offshore, work was done: | Outsourced |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
City reshored to: | Portsmouth |
State(s) reshored to: | OH |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Apparel & Textiles |
Product(s) reshored | Shoelaces |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Quality/rework/warranty |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Customer responsiveness improvement, Image/brand, Raw Materials Cost, Skilled workforce availability/training, Under-utilized capacity |