There may be a manufacturing renaissance on the horizon for the U.S. The findings from this case study research suggests 1) manufacturing relocation decisions are primarily made in response to one or more trigger events, 2) the current manufacturing relocation shift is not perceived by manufacturers as a long-term business strategy (as is/was outsourcing) and 3) manufacturing relocation decisions based exclusively on models such as total cost of ownership (TCO) will not deliver anticipated near-term costs savings. In addition to TCO, firms must have access to information concerning the complexity of the outsourced manufacturer's manufacturing and supply chain processes in order to fully evaluate the 'as-is' outsourced function against 'to-be' manufacturing relocation opportunities. Implications for the Department of Defense are discussed.
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