The Reshoring Phenomenon: What Supply Chain Academics Ought to Know and Should Do

The following sections are included:IntroductionAssertion 1: Reshoring is Fundamentally a Location DecisionAssertion 2: A Firm Cannot Pursue Reshoring Unless it had Previously Pursued Offshoring or Offshore Outsourcing — this Path of Location Decisions has not been the Subject of StudyAssertion 3: There is Reason to Believe that Both the Original Offshoring Decisions and the Subsequent Reshoring Decisions were/are Often FlawedAssertion 4: As Environmental Regulations Become More Synchronized and Standardized Across Global Supply Chains, the Pendulum Should Swing in Favor of ReshoringAssertion 5: In the Long Run, the Logic that is Leading Firms to Reshore May Cause a Loss of Jobs in the U.S. and Other Developed NationsConclusionsReferences