Company/Division name | Flowbuilt |
Parent company | Superfeet |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 50 |
What product(s) and/or service(s) were outsourced domestically? | Manufacturing |
Year reshoring announced: | 2018 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | China |
City reshored to: | Ferndale |
State(s) reshored to: | WA |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Apparel & Textiles |
Product(s) reshored | custom shoes |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Travel cost/time |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Automation/technology, Customer responsiveness improvement, Customization/Flexibility, Higher productivity, Image/brand, Impact on domestic economy, Lead time/Time to market, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D), Proximity to customers/market, Skilled workforce availability/training |