Onshoring

by Jamie Flinchbaugh, Lean Learning Center

Onshoring may not be the counter-argument to offshoring, particularly since most of the cases are just KEEPING work in the US when it could have moved overseas. That's not really onshoring, it's just preventing offshoring. This article from The Manufacturer talks about companies doing just that. The article is called Inshoring.

One of the companies featured is Flinchbaugh Engineering, Inc. and their President, Mike Lehman who states “Through our lean process, we make [lines] more effective." He describes a little of what that means:

The lament goes, “we want to make it here, but it’s too expensive!” Enter business development councils and contract manufacturers, who keep production in the US and offer cost savings at the same time. “Manufacturing is alive and well in the US,” exclaims Mike Lehman, CEO of Flinchbaugh Engineering, York, PA. Line transfer, as he calls his service, may not be a fix for everyone, but is, for many, “a tremendous value.”

The article also explores how states are not only competiting with each other for companies, but with other countries. The competition for good companies that come with JOBS is tough. But if you do lean right, it should not matter where you produce, and you can choose to produce near your customers.