Bringing Manufacturing Back to the United States with Rosemary Coates

Rosemary Coates was instrumental in establishing the Reshoring Institute, a non-profit dedicated to helping companies in deciding where they should manufacture, with a focus on bringing manufacturing back to the United States. On this episode, we'll talk about: Rosemary Coates's background and the work she's doing at the Reshoring Institute Why companies are looking to shift manufacturing to the USA What was it about the pandemic that made companies consider reducing their risk or analyzing the risk tolerance? The pivotal shift in how companies think about inventory or the way they're manufacturing goods. Her thoughts on the impact of supply chain issues on packaging manufacturing, as well as the desire to bring that manufacturing back to the United States. Her most recent published book called 'Illegal Blacksmith" Companies that bring manufacturing back to the US and the impact on their business What are the biggest mistakes or pitfalls that some companies make while trying to bring manufacturing back to the United States, or maybe fail in the process? When do most businesses approach her, when they're just getting started with the processes or after they've tried and failed to figure it out? Are there any states in the United States that are better or more suitable for manufacturing, or are there any that are less so? The impact of the partisan way that both sides have looked at US manufacturing or bringing things in, or is there a political party that has a more agreeable tone or approach? Her advice for young listeners students that either in the packaging field or business in general. and many more! Rosemary Coates is a highly-skilled executive with deep experience in corporate strategy and global operations. Founder and Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute and President of Blue Silk Consulting. She is a Global Supply Chain Architect and Strategist and author of five books: "42 Rules for Sourcing and Manufacturing in China"​ (a Best Seller at Amazon.com); "42 Rules for Superior Field Service,"​ "The Reshoring Guidebook," and "Legal Blacksmith - How To Avoid and Defend Supply Chain Disputes." For more information and to explore other episodes, go to www.ppcpackaging.com/the-packaging-brothers Follow PPCPackaging on social media! :arrow_down: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pacific-packaging-components-inc-/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PPCPackaging/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ppcpackaging/?hl=en Website: http://www.ppcpackaging.com/ Find out more about Rosemary on her website and connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn Website: https://bluesilkconsulting.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rcoates LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosemarycoates/ WordPress: https://rcoates.wordpress.com/ The views and opinions expressed on the "Packaging Brothers" podcast are solely those of the author and guests and should not be attributed to any other individual or entity. This podcast is an independent production of Packaging Brothers, and the podcast production is an original work of the author. All rights of ownership and reproduction are retained—copyright 2022.