Company/Division name | Farouk Systems Inc. |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 1200 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2009 |
Offshore, work was done: | Outsourced |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | China |
City reshored to: | Houston |
State(s) reshored to: | TX |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Electrical Equipment/Appliances/Components |
Product(s) reshored | hair tools |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Intellectual property risk, Loss of control, Quality/rework/warranty |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Automation/technology, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D) |