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What It Takes to Reshore Manufacturing Successfully

By: Willy C. Shih
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Abstract

The data on comparative labor and energy costs may seem compelling, but the process of bringing assembly work back to domestic factories from abroad is substantially more challenging than the economics alone would predict. This paper looks at some of the issues firms moving large assembly operations back to the U.S. have faced, along with recommendations for more successful implementations.

Keywords

Manufacturing; Manufacturing Costs; Manufacturing Strategy; U.s. Competitiveness; Competitiveness; Labor Force Participation; Labor Management; Trade; Production; Management Practices And Processes; Manufacturing Industry; United States; China

Citation

Shih, Willy C. "What It Takes to Reshore Manufacturing Successfully." MIT Sloan Management Review 56, no. 1 (Fall 2014): 55–62.
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Willy C. Shih

Technology and Operations Management
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