70% of US companies considering reshoring

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

📦 According to a recent survey taken by automation vendor ABB, 70% of U.S. companies are seriously considering reshoring.

Reshoring is the act of bringing material sourcing, production, and manufacturing back to native soil. The results were concluded from a survey of 1,610 American and European executives. This trend seems to be inspired by the growing need to create flexible business practices amid supply chain issues.

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