Gartner reports 88% of small/medium businesses have already begun nearshoring

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🌎 Gartner reports 88% of small/medium businesses have already begun nearshoring.

Nearshoring refers to the practice of moving business operations or manufacturing facilities to a location that is closer to the company's primary market - typically, to a different region within the same country or to a neighboring country. Nearshoring is often seen as an alternative to offshoring, which refers to the practice of moving business operations or manufacturing facilities to a location that is farther away and typically involves outsourcing to a different country. Gartner-owned Capterra, a platform that connects businesses to technology that serves their needs, publishes the study that surveyed 300 U.S. supply chain professionals.

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