Oprules Blog More on Rethinking the Future of US Manufactur ing

by David Simchi-Levi A growing number of US executives are repatriating their manufacturing capabilities-moving some production operations back from overseas. One such company is Ford which, in August 2010,announced plans to bring back about 2,200 parts-production jobs. Another example is Caterpillar, which is investing $120 million in a new Victoria Texas plant to make excavator [...]