We investigate the relationship between backshoring of production activities and digital
manufacturing technologies, also known as Industry 4.0 (I4. 0). We argue that I4. 0 supports …

Interest in back-reshoring strategies–intended as companies׳ decisions to reverse previous
off-shoring by bringing manufacturing back home–has gained momentum recently …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a framework for the analysis of reshoring.
The framework is then applied to analyze motivations for reshoring, as they emerge from …

Motivations underscoring offshoring and backshoring are typically investigated as separate
entities in the academic literature. This separation undermines a deeper comprehension of …

This paper explores the meaning of reshoring and its drivers in the case of UK
manufacturing and in particular its automotive sector. Drawing on interviews, policy reviews …

This paper throws light on the determinants of the duration of manufacturing offshore
experiences by US and European firms prior to reshoring. By applying survival analysis to a …

Purpose–The past three decades have seen the transformation of manufacturing involving
its global dispersion and fragmentation. However, a number of recent developments appear …

Abstract Industry 4.0, the German initiative for the future of German industry, aims for multiple
benefits. Among those are reshoring, ie bringing back production to Germany or turning to …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present recent empirical results concerning
offshoring and backshoring of manufacturing from and to Sweden, to increase the …

Information systems backsourcing describes the transfer of previously outsourced activities,
assets, or personnel back to the originating company to regain ownership and control. While …