The Guardian (June 9)
The pandemic supply chain disruptions are “still rumbling on thanks to China’s drastic zero-Covid strategy.” This is prompting “a major rethink of how companies should organise themselves. Amid the buzzwords such as ‘reshoring’ and ‘diversification’ is the basic need to make western economies less reliant on China and other far-off manufacturing centres.”
Tags: China, Companies, Disruptions, Diversification, Drastic, Pandemic, Reshoring, Rethink, Supply chain, Zero-Covid strategy
Industry Week (April 20)
Changing economics are starting to favor manufacturing in the U.S. A study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) found that over “a third of U.S.-based manufacturing executives at companies with sales greater than $1 billion are planning to bring back production to the United States from China or are considering it.” Larger companies with revenues of at least $10 billion are even more enthusiastic, with 48% considering reshoring. Considerations driving this new trend include labor costs, product quality, ease of doing business, and proximity to customers.
Tags: Boston Consulting Group, China, Costs, Manufacturing, Quality, Reshoring, U.S.
