Vecchi Reshoring of Manufacturing

Drivers, Opportunities, and Challenges
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-58883-4
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 234 Seiten

Reihe: Measuring Operations Performance

This book examines key aspects of the increasingly important phenomenon of reshoring - the decision of companies to reverse offshoring by bringing manufacturing back from overseas. The aim is to equip readers with a full understanding of the current extent of reshoring, its drivers, and the associated opportunities and challenges. The impact of governments' economic policies on the location choices of entrepreneurs in an era of globalization is carefully analyzed, drawing on experiences in the United States and Italy, where contrasting encouragement is provided for reshoring decisions. The effect on reshoring of recent developments regarding technology, the environment, and other factors is assessed in depth, and readers will also find close scrutiny of the relationship between reshoring and manufacturing performance. The book will be of interest to all academics, researchers, and practitioners with an interest in the manufacturing industry and will be an excellent teaching aid for a variety of courses in different disciplines at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Alessandra Vecchi is Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at the University of Bologna in Italy, where she holds a Marie Curie Fellowship. Additionally she holds the position of Senior Research Fellow at London College of Fashion. Besides teaching several subjects, mostly in the field of International Business and Operations Management at postgraduate level, she supervises MA and PhD students in a wide array of Fashion Management-related subjects. She has a significant track of high-profile publications and her research interests tend to be of a multidisciplinary nature and rather eclectic.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vecchi, Alessandra

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;6
2;Defining the Field of Enquiry;8
3;1 Manufacturing Reshoring Explained: An Interpretative Framework of Ten Years of Research;9
3.1;Abstract;9
3.2;1 Introduction;10
3.3;2 Methodology;11
3.4;3 The Extant Literature;14
3.4.1;3.1 The “What” of Reshoring;14
3.4.2;3.2 The “Who” of Reshoring;17
3.4.3;3.3 The “Why” of Reshoring;18
3.4.4;3.4 The “How” of Reshoring;29
3.4.5;3.5 The “Where” of Reshoring;36
3.4.6;3.6 The “When” of Reshoring;37
3.5;4 Concluding Remarks: Where Reshoring Research Stands Now and Where It Might Go;37
3.6;References;40
4;2 Offshoring Versus Reshoring? Rather, Shouldn’t It Be Rightshoring?;44
4.1;Abstract;44
4.2;1 Introduction;45
4.3;2 Literature Background;45
4.3.1;2.1 Offshoring, Reshoring and Rightshoring: A Brief Description;45
4.3.2;2.2 Offshoring and Reshoring as a Location Decision;46
4.4;3 Methods;49
4.5;4 Empirical Findings;50
4.5.1;4.1 Company A;50
4.5.2;4.2 Company B;51
4.5.3;4.3 Company C;51
4.5.4;4.4 Company D;52
4.5.5;4.5 Company E;52
4.5.6;4.6 Company F;53
4.5.7;4.7 Company G;54
4.5.8;4.8 Company H;55
4.6;5 Cross-Case Analysis;55
4.7;6 Conclusions;57
4.8;References;59
5;3 Complementing the Reshoring of Manufacturing Activities: The Relocation of Business Functions;62
5.1;Abstract;62
5.2;1 Introduction;62
5.3;2 The Reshoring Drivers, Opportunities and Challenges;64
5.4;3 Methodology: Evidence from the ORN Survey;66
5.4.1;3.1 Descriptive Statistics;66
5.5;4 Concluding Remarks;77
5.6;References;79
6;Enablers and Drivers;81
7;4 Knowledge Transfer in Reshoring;82
7.1;Abstract;82
7.2;1 Introduction;82
7.3;2 Literature Review;83
7.3.1;2.1 Reshoring;83
7.3.2;2.2 Knowledge Transfer;84
7.3.3;2.3 Knowledge Transfer Factors;86
7.3.4;2.4 Organizational Factors;86
7.3.5;2.5 Interpersonal Factors;86
7.3.6;2.6 Knowledge Transfer in Reshoring;88
7.3.7;2.7 Challenges of Knowledge Transfer in Reshoring;89
7.4;3 Method;90
7.5;4 Empirical Data;91
7.5.1;4.1 Offshoring and Reshoring Background—Company A;91
7.5.2;4.2 Offshoring and Reshoring Background—Company B;93
7.5.3;4.3 Offshoring and Reshoring Background—Company C;95
7.6;5 Analysis;96
7.7;6 Study Contributions;98
7.8;References;99
8;5 Is 3D Printing an Enabling Technology for Manufacturing Reshoring?;102
8.1;Abstract;102
8.2;1 Introduction;102
8.3;2 Literature Review;104
8.3.1;2.1 Manufacturing Reshoring;104
8.3.2;2.2 Additive Manufacturing;105
8.3.3;2.3 Additive Manufacturing Technologies and the Supply Chain;109
8.4;3 Methodology;111
8.5;4 Results;115
8.6;5 Conclusion;123
8.7;References;124
9;6 Blockchain and Sensor-Based Reputation Enforcement for the Support of the Reshoring of Business Activities;128
9.1;Abstract;128
9.2;1 Introduction;129
9.3;2 Architecture;132
9.3.1;2.1 Real-Time Assessment;132
9.3.2;2.2 Accessibility to Reliable Information;133
9.3.3;2.3 Enforcing Participatory Trust and Reliability;134
9.4;3 Methods;136
9.5;4 Use Cases;137
9.5.1;4.1 Organic Farming;137
9.5.2;4.2 Made in Italy;138
9.5.3;4.3 A Practical Cheating Example;138
9.6;5 Conclusion;139
9.7;References;140
10;Emblematic Evidence;143
11;7 Reshoring Strategy: Case Illustrations of Japanese Manufacturing Firms;144
11.1;Abstract;144
11.2;1 Introduction;145
11.3;2 Literature Review;145
11.4;3 Case Selection Process;150
11.5;4 Finding of Case Studies;151
11.5.1;4.1 Case of Air Conditioner Firm;151
11.5.1.1;4.1.1 An Overview of Toyotomy Corporation;151
11.5.1.2;4.1.2 Air Conditioners for Global Market;152
11.5.1.3;4.1.3 Learning Outcomes Through Strategic Alliance with Konsaku Corporation;153
11.5.1.4;4.1.4 Reshoring Strategy;154
11.5.2;4.2 Health Care Firm Case;156
11.5.2.1;4.2.1 An Overview of Ohashi Corporation: A Healthcare Firm;156
11.5.2.2;4.2.2 Ohashi Corporation’s Production System Reform;157
11.5.2.3;4.2.3 Reshoring Strategy of Ohashi Corporation;158
11.6;5 Discussion;159
11.7;6 Conclusion;159
11.8;References;160
12;8 The Chinese Bittersweet Cake in Orbea’s Internationalization;163
12.1;Abstract;163
12.2;1 Introduction;164
12.3;2 Literature Review;164
12.3.1;2.1 Going International: Motivations, Location and Mode;164
12.3.2;2.2 Offshoring and Reshoring;166
12.4;3 The Bicycle Sector;168
12.4.1;3.1 Definition of the Sector;168
12.4.2;3.2 The Firm Orbea and Its Internationalization;170
12.5;4 Methodology and Data;171
12.6;5 Analysis and Discussion;171
12.6.1;5.1 Going to China;171
12.6.2;5.2 The Offshoring Strategy;173
12.6.3;5.3 The Bittersweet Experience;175
12.7;6 Conclusions;178
12.8;References;179
13;9 Country of Origin: Reshoring Implication in the Context of the UK Fashion Industry;182
13.1;Abstract;182
13.2;1 Introduction;183
13.3;2 Literature Review: Setting the Scene—The Changing Roles of Retail and Manufacturer Brands in the UK Fashion Industry;183
13.3.1;2.1 Country of Origin Historical Overview;185
13.3.2;2.2 Dimensions of Country of Origin;186
13.3.2.1;2.2.1 Country of Manufacture;187
13.3.2.2;2.2.2 Country of Design;188
13.3.2.3;2.2.3 Country of Parts;189
13.3.2.4;2.2.4 Country of Brand Origin;190
13.4;3 Methodology;191
13.5;4 Findings: Country of Origin Implications for Re-Shoring;192
13.5.1;4.1 Country of Manufacture: Implications for Re-Shoring;193
13.5.2;4.2 Country of Design: Implications on Re-Shoring;194
13.5.3;4.3 Country of Parts: Implications for Reshoring;194
13.5.4;4.4 Country of Brand Origin—Implications of Re-Shoring;195
13.6;5 Conclusion;195
13.6.1;5.1 Managerial Implications;197
13.6.2;5.2 Limitations;197
13.6.3;5.3 Future Research Direction;198
13.7;References;198
14;10 Reshoring: A Stage in Economic Development or a False Patriotic Tune? The Case of the Polish Apparel and Footwear Industry;201
14.1;Abstract;201
14.2;1 Introduction;201
14.3;2 Theoretical Background;203
14.3.1;2.1 Is Reshoring a Return to Home?;203
14.3.2;2.2 Drivers of Reshoring;204
14.3.3;2.3 Political Resonance of Reshoring;205
14.3.4;2.4 The Characteristics of the Global Apparel Industry;208
14.3.5;2.5 Customer Perception of the Value Chain and Its Impact on Reshoring Activities;211
14.4;3 Method;213
14.5;4 Findings, Discussion;214
14.5.1;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
14.5.2;4.2 E-Survey Results Amongst Companies in the Polish Apparel Industry;219
14.5.3;4.3 Questionnaire Amongst Consumers in Poland;223
14.6;5 Conclusions;227
14.6.1;5.1 Managerial Implications;228
14.6.2;5.2 Limitations and Further Research Ares;229
14.7;References;230