A Reshoring Initiative Case Study:
Large Part Thermoforming
OEM:
- Company: Mayfield Plastics
- Location: Sutton, Massachusetts
- Satisfaction with the results: High
Product:
Before
Countries from which reshored: China, United States
Offshore: the work was outsourced.
Factors which made offshoring less attractive: Delivery, Quality, Rework, Warranty, Inventory, Loss of Customer Responsiveness, Total Cost
After
Number of employee jobs reshored to make this product: 4
Value of work reshored to make this product ($/year): $500,000.00
Reshored work is in-house.
Domestic factors which made the domestic alternative more attractive: Labor concessions
Additional Background
Relevant Industry: Plastics and Rubber Products
Year Reshored: 2016
Total cost of ownership analysis was used in the reshoring decision.
