Heart and Sole: A Case for American Manufacturing

URLhttp://www.newequipment.com/industry-trends/heart-
SourceNew Equipment Digest
Date Published09/07/2017
Author NameTravis Hessman
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Keen Footware
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? Yes
Reshoring category:Reshoring
City reshored to:Portland
State(s) reshored to:OR
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Apparel & Textiles
Product(s) reshoredKeen Footware
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Automation/technology, Customization/Flexibility, Higher productivity, Lead time/Time to market, Lean/other business process improvement techniques, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D)
Mentions use of TCO or similar concept?Yes
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