Small U.S. Manufacturers Give Up on 'Made in China'

URLhttp://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-21/sm
SourceBusiness Week
Date Published06/21/2012
Author NameDavid Rocks and Nick Leiber
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name LightSaver Technologies
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? Yes
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Offshore, work was done:Outsourced
Domestically, the work will be done:Outsourced
Country(ies) from which reshored:China
City reshored to:Carlsbad
State(s) reshored to:CA
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Electrical Equipment/Appliances/Components
Product(s) reshoredemergency lights
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Communications, Freight cost, Lead time/time to market
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D), Re-design of the part
Mentions use of TCO or similar concept?Yes
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