What if shoes were built just for you? Automated plant brings craft to Ferndale

URLhttps://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/business/art
SourceBellingham Herald
Date Published06/09/2018
Author NameDave Gallagher
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Flowbuilt
Parent companySuperfeet
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) reshoredcustom 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
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