Published October 26, 2021
The new endeavor will provide the incentive and guidance to show purchasing agents that lean supply chains are a healthier, more sustainable alternative.

In light of continued supply chain disruptions, a consortium of North American innovators, practitioners and supply chain experts from across the manufacturing industry have launched the Onshoring Project that will develop and share new metrics, new tools and practices that will shift executive focus from piece-price calculations toward the sounder and more profitable strategy of sourcing from North American suppliers.
“The Onshoring Project’s mission is to facilitate a shift in OEM executive behavior when they select and evaluate supply chain partners,” says Douglas K. Woods, president, AMT—the Association For Manufacturing Technology.
The full article from the AMT is here.
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