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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Supply chain risks are reduced. As delivery speed is increasingly important, closer proximity to consumers, supply chain expediency, and convenience of doing business become priorities. Premium freight capacity improves. Competing against knock-offs is reduced.

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Homeward Bound: Reshoring's Shaky Momentum

Elementum

Increased traffic in shipping, rail, and road will likely mean more congestion and delays in coming years, at least until countries can innovate and mitigate congestion (see our articles on shipping congestion and China’s freight rail ). supply chain, have forced manufacturers to consider reshoring a large portion of the production”.