Backshoring and improved key manufacturing resources in firms’ home location
This research explores the influence on manufacturing backshoring of improved key´manufacturing resources in the home location of firms. Analysis of recent cases of backshoring in the European manufacturing industry shows that the production processes of firms that have backshored to their home loca...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Salamanca (USAL) |
| Repositorio: | GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/168460 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10366/168460 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Backshoring Reshoring Manufacturing location European manufacturing industry 5312 Economía Sectorial |
| Sumario: | This research explores the influence on manufacturing backshoring of improved key´manufacturing resources in the home location of firms. Analysis of recent cases of backshoring in the European manufacturing industry shows that the production processes of firms that have backshored to their home location offer greater optimisation in terms of workforce, are more production assets intensive and have a higher technological level than when they offshored. The results highlight the relevance of internal factors in manufacturing backshoring analysis. This is of special interest from a production systems perspective because it is these internal factors that managers can control and therefore gain decision‐making power regarding the location of manufacturing activities. This study also contributes to the debate on how innovations and improvements in manufacturing processes could increase industrial production and employment in advanced economies. |
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