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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

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Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Since 2005, U.S. Obsolete and excess inventory carriage are more preventable. Premium freight capacity improves. Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S., for example, compared to shipping state-to-state.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

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By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail. This led to the need for joint consideration of warehousing, material handling, and freight transportation, which emerged under the label of “Physical Distribution.”

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7 Distribution Operations Issues Highlighted in Industrial Distribution’s 68th Annual Survey

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In 2005, 73% of distributors were family owned. 66% of respondents reported an expansion of business when asked if they had contracted, expanded, or stayed constant with the inventory they distribute. 37% of operations report a Midwest base, and 21% headquarter in the Northeast. Objections, Direction, and Economics.

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