Knife Company Hones Competitiveness by Bucking the Status Quo

URLhttp://www.lean.org/admin/km/documents/3e62c5ef-4c
SourceLean Enterprise Institute
Date Published05/06/2008
Author NameTonya Vinas
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Buck Knives
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? Yes
Reshoring category:Kept from Offshoring
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):200
Year reshoring announced:2001
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2001
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
City reshored to:Post Falls
State(s) reshored to:ID
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Fabricated Metal Products
Product(s) reshoredKnives
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Total cost
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Lean/other business process improvement techniques, Skilled workforce availability/training, Other
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