Chain of fools?

Posted on 7 Apr 2010 by The Manufacturer

Shifting market, financial and operational issues are proving a game changer for globalisation, with Backshoring increasingly attractive for UK manufacturers. Trend or fad? Colin Chinery reports.

Is the fizz starting to leak from the golden elixir of outsourcing? The headlines suggest so, with reports of manufacturers moving production back to Britain, driven by concerns over higher costs and poor quality. A recent EEF survey of 300 manufacturers reported that over the past two years one in seven companies have moved its…

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