Reshoring of Manufacturing - Drivers, Opportunities, and Challenges

von: Alessandra Vecchi

Springer-Verlag, 2017

ISBN: 9783319588834 , 234 Seiten

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Reshoring of Manufacturing - Drivers, Opportunities, and Challenges


 

Contents

6

Defining the Field of Enquiry

8

1 Manufacturing Reshoring Explained: An Interpretative Framework of Ten Years of Research

9

Abstract

9

1 Introduction

10

2 Methodology

11

3 The Extant Literature

14

3.1 The “What” of Reshoring

14

3.2 The “Who” of Reshoring

17

3.3 The “Why” of Reshoring

18

3.4 The “How” of Reshoring

29

3.5 The “Where” of Reshoring

36

3.6 The “When” of Reshoring

37

4 Concluding Remarks: Where Reshoring Research Stands Now and Where It Might Go

37

References

40

2 Offshoring Versus Reshoring? Rather, Shouldn’t It Be Rightshoring?

44

Abstract

44

1 Introduction

45

2 Literature Background

45

2.1 Offshoring, Reshoring and Rightshoring: A Brief Description

45

2.2 Offshoring and Reshoring as a Location Decision

46

3 Methods

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4 Empirical Findings

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4.1 Company A

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4.2 Company B

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4.3 Company C

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4.4 Company D

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4.5 Company E

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4.6 Company F

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4.7 Company G

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4.8 Company H

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5 Cross-Case Analysis

55

6 Conclusions

57

References

59

3 Complementing the Reshoring of Manufacturing Activities: The Relocation of Business Functions

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Abstract

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1 Introduction

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2 The Reshoring Drivers, Opportunities and Challenges

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3 Methodology: Evidence from the ORN Survey

66

3.1 Descriptive Statistics

66

4 Concluding Remarks

77

References

79

Enablers and Drivers

81

4 Knowledge Transfer in Reshoring

82

Abstract

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1 Introduction

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2 Literature Review

83

2.1 Reshoring

83

2.2 Knowledge Transfer

84

2.3 Knowledge Transfer Factors

86

2.4 Organizational Factors

86

2.5 Interpersonal Factors

86

2.6 Knowledge Transfer in Reshoring

88

2.7 Challenges of Knowledge Transfer in Reshoring

89

3 Method

90

4 Empirical Data

91

4.1 Offshoring and Reshoring Background—Company A

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4.2 Offshoring and Reshoring Background—Company B

93

4.3 Offshoring and Reshoring Background—Company C

95

5 Analysis

96

6 Study Contributions

98

References

99

5 Is 3D Printing an Enabling Technology for Manufacturing Reshoring?

102

Abstract

102

1 Introduction

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2 Literature Review

104

2.1 Manufacturing Reshoring

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2.2 Additive Manufacturing

105

2.3 Additive Manufacturing Technologies and the Supply Chain

109

3 Methodology

111

4 Results

115

5 Conclusion

123

References

124

6 Blockchain and Sensor-Based Reputation Enforcement for the Support of the Reshoring of Business Activities

128

Abstract

128

1 Introduction

129

2 Architecture

132

2.1 Real-Time Assessment

132

2.2 Accessibility to Reliable Information

133

2.3 Enforcing Participatory Trust and Reliability

134

3 Methods

136

4 Use Cases

137

4.1 Organic Farming

137

4.2 Made in Italy

138

4.3 A Practical Cheating Example

138

5 Conclusion

139

References

140

Emblematic Evidence

143

7 Reshoring Strategy: Case Illustrations of Japanese Manufacturing Firms

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Abstract

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1 Introduction

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2 Literature Review

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3 Case Selection Process

150

4 Finding of Case Studies

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4.1 Case of Air Conditioner Firm

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4.1.1 An Overview of Toyotomy Corporation

151

4.1.2 Air Conditioners for Global Market

152

4.1.3 Learning Outcomes Through Strategic Alliance with Konsaku Corporation

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4.1.4 Reshoring Strategy

154

4.2 Health Care Firm Case

156

4.2.1 An Overview of Ohashi Corporation: A Healthcare Firm

156

4.2.2 Ohashi Corporation’s Production System Reform

157

4.2.3 Reshoring Strategy of Ohashi Corporation

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5 Discussion

159

6 Conclusion

159

References

160

8 The Chinese Bittersweet Cake in Orbea’s Internationalization

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Abstract

163

1 Introduction

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2 Literature Review

164

2.1 Going International: Motivations, Location and Mode

164

2.2 Offshoring and Reshoring

166

3 The Bicycle Sector

168

3.1 Definition of the Sector

168

3.2 The Firm Orbea and Its Internationalization

170

4 Methodology and Data

171

5 Analysis and Discussion

171

5.1 Going to China

171

5.2 The Offshoring Strategy

173

5.3 The Bittersweet Experience

175

6 Conclusions

178

References

179

9 Country of Origin: Reshoring Implication in the Context of the UK Fashion Industry

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Abstract

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1 Introduction

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2 Literature Review: Setting the Scene—The Changing Roles of Retail and Manufacturer Brands in the UK Fashion Industry

183

2.1 Country of Origin Historical Overview

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2.2 Dimensions of Country of Origin

186

2.2.1 Country of Manufacture

187

2.2.2 Country of Design

188

2.2.3 Country of Parts

189

2.2.4 Country of Brand Origin

190

3 Methodology

191

4 Findings: Country of Origin Implications for Re-Shoring

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4.1 Country of Manufacture: Implications for Re-Shoring

193

4.2 Country of Design: Implications on Re-Shoring

194

4.3 Country of Parts: Implications for Reshoring

194

4.4 Country of Brand Origin—Implications of Re-Shoring

195

5 Conclusion

195

5.1 Managerial Implications

197

5.2 Limitations

197

5.3 Future Research Direction

198

References

198

10 Reshoring: A Stage in Economic Development or a False Patriotic Tune? The Case of the Polish Apparel and Footwear Industry

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Abstract

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1 Introduction

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2 Theoretical Background

203

2.1 Is Reshoring a Return to Home?

203

2.2 Drivers of Reshoring

204

2.3 Political Resonance of Reshoring

205

2.4 The Characteristics of the Global Apparel Industry

208

2.5 Customer Perception of the Value Chain and Its Impact on Reshoring Activities

211

3 Method

213

4 Findings, Discussion

214

4.1 The Evolution of the Polish Apparel Industry and the Emergence of Reshoring and Near-Reshoring—Statistical Analysis and Anecdotal Evidence from the News

214

4.2 E-Survey Results Amongst Companies in the Polish Apparel Industry

219

4.3 Questionnaire Amongst Consumers in Poland

223

5 Conclusions

227

5.1 Managerial Implications

228

5.2 Limitations and Further Research Ares

229

References

230