Company/Division name | SeaSucker |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 20 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2019 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2019 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
City reshored to: | Bradenton |
State(s) reshored to: | FL |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Transportation Equipment, Miscellaneous – subset non Hobbies |
Product(s) reshored | bicycle racks, car racks, marine accessories |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Difficulty of innovation/product differentiation, Inventory, Loss of control, Quality/rework/warranty, Supply chain interruption risk/Natural disaster risk/Political instability , Tariffs |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Automation/technology, Customer responsiveness improvement, Customization/Flexibility, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D), Raw Materials Cost |