Company/Division name | Handful |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Year reshoring announced: | 2013 |
Offshore, work was done: | Outsourced |
Domestically, the work will be done: | Outsourced |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | China |
City reshored to: | Salem |
State(s) reshored to: | OR |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Apparel & Textiles |
Product(s) reshored | Sports Bras |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Loss of control, Social/ethical concerns, Supply chain interruption risk/Natural disaster risk/Political instability , Total cost, Travel cost/time |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Customer responsiveness improvement, Customization/Flexibility, Image/brand, Impact on domestic economy, Lead time/Time to market, Proximity to customers/market |