15 Jan
2023
New Year, New Focus: How Ignoring Unhelpful Habits Can Help Achieve Resolutions
Do you get excited to launch each new year with new resolutions? Or maybe you pick a word or theme as a focal point for the year. Some of us, especially after the challenges of the last few years, don’t even bother. Here’s our take on resolutions from E4D Technologies: The Tradition of Resolutions Where… Continue reading
30 Nov
2022
How Much Does It Really Cost to Import Products?
For decades we’ve heard that it’s not affordable to manufacture in the US. The fear of not being competitive and losing market share is considerable! One size does not fit all in this current world of supply chains. Not everything can or should be re-shored. But what if it was more affordable than expected? And… Continue reading
22 Nov
2022
3 Days Vs 100 Days or Can you Risk 155 Days of transit Time and 4X the costs?
Transportation Benefits to US Manufacturing In our last blog, we discussed current global conditions and proposed that it is time to reassess our supply chain. Does global outsourcing still make sense? The news is full of supply chain challenges. Each of us has seen the empty shelves in our local markets just waiting for the… Continue reading
19 Nov
2022
Top Reasons to Consider US Based Manufacturing Vs Offshoring
Global Supply Chain Networks
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Globalization
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Mitigating Supply Chain Risks
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Pandemic
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Protectionism
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Regionalizing Supply Chains
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Self-Reliance
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Supply Chain Risks
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Supply Chain Shortages
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Supply Chain Strategies
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Taxes and Tariffs
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Transportation Costs
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US Based Manufacturing Vs Offshoring
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Since the start of the global pandemic, trips to the grocery store found empty shelves and purchasing limits on various goods. We couldn’t find face masks, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, meat or milk. As months passed, news stories highlighted the huge backlog of container ships around Los Angeles waiting to be unloaded. Ford, GM, Toyota,… Continue reading
