Company/Division name | Tianyuan Garments Company |
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): | 400 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2017 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2018 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | China |
City reshored to: | Little Rock |
State(s) reshored to: | AR |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Apparel & Textiles |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Delivery, Rising wages, Travel cost/time |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Automation/technology, Customer responsiveness improvement, Government Incentives, Image/brand (customer preference for U.S. made), Lead time/Time to market, Proximity to customers/market, Skilled workforce availability/training, U.S. price of natural gas/chemicals/electricity, reduce brands’ carbon footprints because closer |
Mentions use of TCO or similar concept? | Yes |