Moser on Manufacturing

Editor’s note: Harry Moser’s column will appear every other month. Has your company reshored production? Are you thinking about it? We’d like to hear from you. We would love to report on your successes or opportunities in future issues. Contact harry. moser@reshorenow.org.

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Manufacturers cut out the middleman (part 1)

Harry Moser

June 11, 2019

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For years, manufacturers have depended on the middleman to distribute goods and get merchandise in front of customers.

Made in USA: Turning preference into purchases (part 2).

Harry Moser

April 10, 2019

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In my last column, we looked at the reasons why U.S.-made products resonate with consumers. Studies found a preference for U.S.-made products when concerns about quality, safety and durability were high.

Made in USA: Turning preference into purchases (part 1).

Harry Moser

February 12, 2019

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Studies show that Americans prefer U.S.-made products, and that this preference can help bring manufacturing back home. But can we turn consumer preference into purchases?

The USMCA trade agreement: A good start

Harry Moser

December 17, 2018

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The United States, Canada and Mexico have reached a broad agreement on the "new NAFTA," the U.S.- Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA).

Trump making U.S. skilled workforce great (again).

Harry Moser

October 11, 2018

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President Trump is clearly controversial. However, all Americans should be able to unite in support of his effort to strengthen our skilled workforce.

Reshored jobs up 2,800 percent since 2010

Harry Moser

August 8, 2018

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More than 170,000 new U.S. manufacturing jobs were announced in 2017 as a result of either reshoring or foreign direct in-vestment (FDI). That's an increase of 52 percent from 2016 and an incredible 2,800 percent from 2010.

Which is the Greater Threat to US Jobs: Chinese or US Automation?

Automation is not a problem; it is an answer to our biggest problems.

Harry Moser

June 15, 2018

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Numerous pundits have forecast that U.S. manufacturing will follow the path of agriculture: Automation will replace human workers and steal all of our jobs. It will be an automation doomsday. Clearly, returning jobs will be, on average, higher skilled and fewer in number than when the work was lost offshore years ago. However, in reality, automation is key to reshoring and thus to U.S. job growth.

U.S. manufacturing is open for business

Harry Moser

April 11, 2018

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In January, President Donald Trump traveled to Davos, Switzerland, to speak at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF). His message: "America is open for business."

Reshoring and skilled workforce: One hinges on the other

Harry Moser

February 9, 2018

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The United States is facing a crucial workforce skills gap. For more rapid reshoring to take place, we need a more highly skilled and larger workforce.

TCO and part redesign can make US assembly feasible

Harry Moser

December 4, 2017

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For the past several years, the Reshoring Initiative has been helping manufacturers reshore production or keep existing work here through total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis. However, calculating TCO is only part of the overall competitiveness equation.

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