There’s lots of talk about a manufacturing renaissance. Some call it a resurgence, others a revolution, but the name doesn’t matter. There’s also been a lot of argument over the magnitude of the decline in manufacturing and how to measure it. Some say there wasn’t a decline at all. None of that matters, either.
While it’s good there’s more awareness on the importance of manufacturing, it’s troubling to see the narrowly cast theme that cuts across the leading thinking. All the talk is about reshoring, right-shoring and robots. It’s all about improving the efficiency of making.