Articles Tagged with ''reshoring''

Unfortunately, like many OEMs, Northwest Regulator Supply was struggling by the start of the 21st century.

BEIJING—Foxconn is freezing hiring of assembly-line workers in China after a greater than normal number of employees returned to work following the Lunar New Year holiday.

CHICAGO—In a debate over whether multinational corporations have a duty to maintain a strong presence in their home countries, Reshoring Initiative founder Harry Moser defeated Columbia University professor of economics and law Jagdish Bhaqwati.

NEW YORK—More than half of manufacturing executives report that supply chain disruptions have become more costly over the past three years, and 45 percent think their supply chain risk management programs are only somewhat effective or not effective at all, according to a new survey by Deloitte Consulting.

CHENNAI, India—Nokia Corp. has filed a complaint with the Indian government after tax officials raided its assembly plant here.

Did cost-cutting strategy jeopardize the production of what should have been an engineering triumph?

Reshoring is a welcome trend, but maintaining product quality will not be a given.

BEIJING—Air pollution levels were literally off the charts here over the weekend, reportedly reducing visibility to about 100 yards in some areas and prompting some flight cancellations. Residents in several Chinese cities have been advised to stay indoors, and at least four deaths have been blamed on the smog.

CLYDE, OH—Whirlpool’s washing machine assembly plant here is one of many U.S. factories that have benefited from a growing wave of reshoring.

Our guest blogger wonders whether Apple's recent decision to invest $100 million to manufacture iMacs in the United States is a token gesture or a sign of things to come.