Mfg.com (AJ) - The MFGWatch Survey is conducted quarterly by MFG.com to measure behaviors and expectations of two groups of North American manufacturing: Large, OEM manufacturers and Small- and Mid-sized manufacturers (SMM s). Nearly 500 respondents took part in the latest survey. Among the highlights of the most recent MFGWatch Survey of North American manufacturers:- A remarkable 44 percent of Large North American manufacturers say they’ve experienced a significant disruption to their supply chain that has forced them to select or contact alternative supplier sources, compared to 35 percent in the previous quarter. This likely – at least in part – attributable to risks inherent in managing production across extended supply chains...
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The NTMA/PMA Purchasing Fair May 12 in Irvine, CA confirmed the backshoring/re-shoring trend mentioned in the article. 64% of the customer companies brought work that is currently offshored, seeking U.S. vendors. We introduced a TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) Estimator. Customer companies asked to try it since they are in the midst of developing similar systems. Job shops asked for a copy to use to try to get prospects to consider all of the costs that offshoring imposes.
ReplyDeleteThe next Fair is Oct 29 in Mashantucket, CT: http://tinyurl.com/y8lzb8c
Questions, comments, requests for the TCO Estimator are all welcome.
Harry Moser: harry.moser@comcast.net