Entrada Group Interviews Jason King, Vice President of AlixPartners about Trends in Nearshoring and Reshoring to North America
Austin, Texas — January 14, 2013. Entrada Group presents the latest installment of its offshore manufacturing podcast series: “Why Mexico Remains the Nearshoring Location of Choice for Manufacturers.”
During this interview conducted by Doug Donahue, Principle and Vice President of Business Development for the Entrada Group, Jason King, Vice President at AlixPartners, a global business advisory firm, explains the motivations behind the current trend of manufacturers either nearshoring or reshoring operations to North America. He outlines:
- That not only are manufacturers nearshoring and reshoring their own operations – their subcontractors and vendors are doing the same
- Why offshore competitiveness has been degrading for years
- How North American manufacturers may be able to realize reduced total costs
- The other benefits, outside of the savings, that manufacturers may be able to achieve
Jason is one of the authors of AlixPartners’ “2012 Executive Perspectives on Near-Shoring,” which highlights that “companies that sell into the U.S. market continue to actively consider near-shoring and/or re-shoring their operations. Amid rising wages, volatile fuel costs, and increasing supply chain risks, a vast majority of executives (97%) say near-shoring decisions are as or more important today than they were last year.” A copy of that study can be accessed here: http://www.AlixPartners.com/en/WhatWeThink/Manufacturing/2012ExecutivePerspectivesonNearShoing.aspx
We invite you to:
Download and/or listen to the podcast or read the transcript here
If you would like to reproduce any of this interview – crediting Entrada Group and properly re-quoting the two speakers – please contact Cameron Heffernan at cameron.heffernan@machmediagroup.com or call +1 315-395-3374 or Doug Donahue, above.
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Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Entrada Group is a leading manufacturing shelter operator. It partners with international manufacturers seeking to enhance their competitiveness in the global market by swiftly and easily establishing a low-cost production facility in Mexico and the Americas to serve North American markets. On behalf of the manufacturer, Entrada Group oversees the legal and practical requirements of setting up operations in the host country and provides ongoing production support services, which leaves the client free to focus on its key competency: manufacturing.
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