America's Toilet Turnaround

URLhttp://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB100014240527
SourceWSJ
Date Published09/23/2013
Author NameJames R. Hagerty
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Mansfield Plumbing
Parent companyOrganizacion Corona
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? Unknown
If manufacturing, is the company a contract manufacturer?Unknown
Reshoring category:Kept from Offshoring
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):550
Capital investment ($):9
City reshored to:Perrysville
State(s) reshored to:OH
Industry(ies):Non-Metallic Mineral Products
Product(s) reshoredtoilets
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Inventory, Lead time/time to market
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Automation/technology, Image/brand, Re-design of the part
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