Can you find the skills necessary to reshore manufacturing into the highly efficient and automated factory floors of the US? As your manufacturing was outsourced your internal skill ladder continued to shrink. Skilled jobs followed the production capability offshore. Add…
Are you able to quickly recognize then capitalize on new market trends in different locations with a customized and localized product? Manufacturing locations such as China are rapidly emerging as major markets for US goods. Gathering large amounts of market…
How has your manufacturing choice enabled or inhibited the innovation you need to remain competitive? The pace of innovation in new materials, increasingly sophisticated digital electronics and manufacturing technology such as 3D printing and robots, has never been faster. In…
Do you have systems and measurements in place to monitor your manufacturing cost components? Costs in offshore locations have dramatically increased over the last five years. In an earlier Blog, “5 things to consider when Reshoring”, we identified cost increases…
How do you know if the time is right to consider reshoring some of your manufacturing? Offshoring manufacturing today is hardly the economic slam-dunk that it may have appeared to be 5 or 10 years ago. Today, you need to…