Reshoring. Convergence of Technological Innovations that Support a Business Case for Repatriating Offshored Electronics Production

Travail de Recherche , 2017 , 39 Pages , Note: Pass

Gestion d'entreprise - Achats, Production, Logistique

The following report presents a justification for repatriating electronics manufacturing from China to the United States, by recommending a technological framework that serves to neutralize the benefits, namely lower labour costs, that lead to its original transition and expansion. This justification is specifically based on the premise that due to the expansion of global communications channels that have greatly improved the diffusion of new technological concepts, China’s access to technological innovation is not unique, and that its competitive factors of production are increasingly capable of being neutralized through the deployment of modern technological advances, including automation, artificial intelligence, 3D printing/adaptive manufacturing and others, and through a reduced level of human labour input. Further enhancing the desirability of this model are advantages that would be gained in operational efficiency, reduced energy usage, stability and time-to-market, through their deployment.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

1. Introduction and Background
1.1 Research Question
1.2 Background/Literature Review

2. Research Project Description
2.1 Methodology
2.2 Analysis
2.2.1 Automation and Adaptive Robotics
2.2.2 Additive Manufacturing
2.2.3 Mass-Customization
2.2.4 Distributed Manufacturing
2.2.5 Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Technological Convergence
2.3 Conclusion and Future Research Direction

References

• Université: Ryerson University (Ted Rogers School of Management)
• Note: Pass
• Auteur: Jason Belsey (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2017
• Pages: 39
• N° de catalogue: V384542
• ISBN (ebook): 9783668603110
• ISBN (Livre): 9783668603127
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: reshoring, convergence, technological, innovations, support, business, case, repatriating, offshored, electronics, production