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The Economic Impact of Reshoring

Reshoring Makes Economic Sense for Thousands of Products

Reshoring has garnered significant interest as companies reassess the sustainability and efficiency of global supply chains. This strategic move is driven by numerous financial and soft benefits  beyond cutting costs. Today’s blog focuses on many advantages of reshoring, specifically focusing on the impact on companies and the broader community.

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Tim Barcher Tim Barcher

Rethinking the Offshore Paradigm

The World Changed Dramatically; Paradigms Need to Shift

People rely on paradigms to make sense of the world by looking for the safety of truisms disguised as fact.  In manufacturing, paradigms help us understand the world by giving us a set of rules or models to follow. This applies to reshoring.  There are new ways of looking at offshoring that create compelling reasons to reshore product manufacturing back to the US.

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Tim Barcher Tim Barcher

Intro to Reshoring

Understanding What Reshoring is and its Significance to America’s Future Success.

The term reshoring is simply used to explain the process of returning domestic product manufacturing from a foreign country back to the home country of where the business’s products are sold. Reshoring is the opposite of offshoring, a strategy that has been prevalent over the last few decades where companies moved their manufacturing operations overseas to take advantage of lower labor costs and other economic benefits.

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Tim Barcher Tim Barcher

What is HermitCrab

The concept and vision behind HermitCrab.

HermitCrab is dedicated to revitalizing American manufacturing by assisting businesses in reshoring production.  Our vision emphasizes sustainable economic growth, community revitalization, and enhanced manufacturing competitiveness for U.S. companies.  HermitCrab aims to create a more self-reliant and robust manufacturing sector.

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