The Re-wiring of Global Supply Chains
Episode Description
Offshoring, reshoring, nearshoring -- manufacturing around the world is undergoing some seismic locational shifts, many of which the conventional wisdom did not see coming, and for reasons that may surprise you, say Wharton’s Morris Cohen and Georgetown's John Cui. More: http://knlg.net/1OMI9lN 📂 Management 🏷️ Research
Brief Summary
Cohen and Qu reveal surprising trends in global supply chains, with non-US companies increasingly moving production to the US for market access and innovation.
Key points
- Counterintuitive Research Findings. Recent studies reveal surprising shifts in global manufacturing trends, challenging conventional wisdom.
- Manufacturing Shifts to the US. European and Asian companies are increasingly moving production to the US, while American firms lag.
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Episode highlights
- Counterintuitive Research FindingsRecent studies reveal surprising shifts in global manufacturing trends, challenging conventional wisdom.“A lot of conventional wisdom is wrong.”0:33Mar 2, 2016
- Manufacturing Shifts to the USEuropean and Asian companies are increasingly moving production to the US, while American firms lag.“You're telling me that Europeans can manufacture profitably here?”4:59Mar 2, 2016
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