Reshoring of manufacturing drivers, opportunities, and challenges /

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Format: Electronic
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Springer Verlag, 2017.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Subjects:
Item Description: Defining the Field of Enquiry; 1 Manufacturing Reshoring Explained: An Interpretative Framework of Ten Years of Research; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Methodology; 3 The Extant Literature; 3.1 The "What" of Reshoring; 3.2 The "Who" of Reshoring; 3.3 The "Why" of Reshoring; 3.4 The "How" of Reshoring; 3.5 The "Where" of Reshoring; 3.6 The "When" of Reshoring; 4 Concluding Remarks: Where Reshoring Research Stands Now and Where It Might Go; References; 2 Offshoring Versus Reshoring? Rather, Shouldn't It Be Rightshoring?; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Background.
2.1 Offshoring, Reshoring and Rightshoring: A Brief Description2.2 Offshoring and Reshoring as a Location Decision; 3 Methods; 4 Empirical Findings; 4.1 Company A; 4.2 Company B; 4.3 Company C; 4.4 Company D; 4.5 Company E; 4.6 Company F; 4.7 Company G; 4.8 Company H; 5 Cross-Case Analysis; 6 Conclusions; References; 3 Complementing the Reshoring of Manufacturing Activities: The Relocation of Business Functions; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 The Reshoring Drivers, Opportunities and Challenges; 3 Methodology: Evidence from the ORN Survey; 3.1 Descriptive Statistics; 4 Concluding Remarks.
5 Is 3D Printing an Enabling Technology for Manufacturing Reshoring?Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 2.1 Manufacturing Reshoring; 2.2 Additive Manufacturing; 2.3 Additive Manufacturing Technologies and the Supply Chain; 3 Methodology; 4 Results; 5 Conclusion; References; 6 Blockchain and Sensor-Based Reputation Enforcement for the Support of the Reshoring of Business Activities; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Architecture; 2.1 Real-Time Assessment; 2.2 Accessibility to Reliable Information; 2.3 Enforcing Participatory Trust and Reliability; 3 Methods; 4 Use Cases.
4.1 Organic Farming4.2 Made in Italy; 4.3 A Practical Cheating Example; 5 Conclusion; References; Emblematic Evidence; 7 Reshoring Strategy: Case Illustrations of Japanese Manufacturing Firms; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Case Selection Process; 4 Finding of Case Studies; 4.1 Case of Air Conditioner Firm; 4.1.1 An Overview of Toyotomy Corporation; 4.1.2 Air Conditioners for Global Market; 4.1.3 Learning Outcomes Through Strategic Alliance with Konsaku Corporation; 4.1.4 Reshoring Strategy; 4.2 Health Care Firm Case.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
ISBN: 9783319588834
3319588834