Manex Vice President, Jonathan Lee comments on the reversal of offshore manufacturing in an article in Design-2-Part Magazine.
Yes, You Can Go Home Again, Say Some Manufacturers
by Mark Shortt
DESIGN-2-PART-MAGAZINE, September, 2009 - Jonathan Lee, vice president of the Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence (MANEX), a consulting firm in San Ramon, Calif., believes that “it would take a lot” for a major reversal of offshore manufacturing to occur, mainly because large differences in the cost of labor still exist between the U.S. and China. “We haven't seen a tremendous wave of OEMs flat-out leaving their international partners (suppliers),” said Lee in an email to Design-2-Part. “However, there has been significant discussion and planning in this arena. It seems to have more to do with industry and industry-specific challenges, than process or quality issues.”
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