Caterpillar Reshores Japanese Production Back Home: Part Of A Trend?

URLhttp://www.gilcommunity.com/discussion/caterpillar
SourceManufacturing Executive
Date Published11/11/2011
Author NamePaul Tate
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Caterpillar
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):1000
Country(ies) from which reshored:Japan
Industry(ies):Machinery
Product(s) reshoredTractors and Excavators
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Lead time/time to market
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Customer responsiveness improvement, Reduced logistics cost
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