Articles Tagged with ''reshoring''

Automakers Grapple With Semiconductor Shortage

A global shortage of semiconductors continues to adversely affect U.S. automakers.
John Sprovieri
May 4, 2021
On March 26, Stellantis announced that it would temporarily close five North American assembly plants starting April 5. The affected plants are in Illinois, Michigan, Mexico and Canada. At press time, the plants were expected to be closed through mid-April.
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Manufacturers Needed to Participate in Survey of Reshoring Opportunities

March 5, 2021

MCLEAN, VA—What products and components offer the biggest opportunities for reshoring? What advanced manufacturing technology is needed to enable the reshoring? To what degree did the pandemic disrupt supply chains, and how did it affect sourcing? To answer these questions and better understand the needs of the manufacturing technology community, AMT—The Association for Manufacturing Technology and the Reshoring Initiative are asking manufacturers to participate in an online survey to help in rebuilding the supply chain. The survey is open through March 31.


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How Automation Accelerates Reshoring—Part 1

Harry Moser
December 11, 2020

COVID-19 has accelerated deglobalization in manufacturing, but that shift was already underway before the pandemic. Between 1990 and 2016, global trade had been growing at average annual rate of 4.9 percent, according to the World Trade Organization.


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Reshoring Product Assembly

Reshoring reduced shipping costs, increased flexibility and shortened lead times.
Harry Moser
August 5, 2020

Current conditions are propelling a global supply chain shift. Tariffs, the COVID-19 pandemic and sustainability concerns are driving this change.


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U.S. Manufacturing Had an Opportunity—And We Wasted It

In the wake of COVID-related supply chain disruptions, U.S. manufacturers should rethink global supply chains.
July 28, 2020

We—manufacturers, government and the public—have failed dismally to capitalize on the opportunity to revamp supply chains and grow U.S. manufacturing.


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A Wake-Up Call for Self-Sufficiency

Harry Moser
June 10, 2020
Deglobalization was already happening before the coronavirus brought the world to a grinding halt. Global supply chains that were once so appealing were becoming less attractive due to geopolitical turmoil, shifting priorities, rising costs, trade wars and environmental concerns.
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