URL | http://americanmanufacturing.org/blog/entry/appare |
Source | Alliance for American Manufacturing |
Date Published | 08/25/2017 |
Author Name | Kamuran Demirag |
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplant | Yes |
Company/Division name | Suuchi Inc. |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
If manufacturing, is the company a contract manufacturer? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
State(s) reshored to: | NJ |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Apparel & Textiles |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Automation/technology, Customer responsiveness improvement, Higher productivity, Infrastructure (transport, internet, power), Image/brand (customer preference for U.S. made), Lead time/Time to market, Lean/other business process improvement techniques, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D), Proximity to customers/market, Skilled workforce availability/training |