Cost Energy Marketing Offshoring 
CEO Blog
JUNE 8, 2011
I see high upward cost pressure in emerging countries - partly because wages increase but partly driven by currency. I see increased energy costs so anything physical that needs shipping will be more expensive. Moving offshore would need to be done efficiently so a focus on making it frictionless. 17 electric one.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 12, 2011
Over the last decade, offshore manufacturing seemed like a no-brainer. Falling trade barriers, inexpensive energy and low transport charges further strengthened the case for making products overseas. dollar, rising fuel costs and the risks inherent in longer supply chains have many companies rethinking their sourcing strategies.
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Harvard Business Review
MARCH 1, 2018
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Harvard Business Review
APRIL 16, 2012
Barring a tax holiday, this cash is effectively "trapped" offshore. Strategic cash provides more flexibility concerning the timing and pricing of potential acquisitions; having cash on hand is the best insurance that CFOs will be able to respond with alacrity to opportunities and not be subject to the vagaries of the financial markets.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 4, 2014
But this is essentially a rebalancing after many years in which manufacturing shifted overwhelmingly to lower-cost nations such as China. Intriguingly, the study also indicates that cost factors are no longer the key consideration for many companies deciding where to locate their manufacturing. More companies are investing in the U.S.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
The factory floor at Pittsburgh’s Aquion Energy doesn’t look much like the steel mills that once populated this Rust Belt city. This is the kind of technology—and the type of firm—that will make renewable energy more efficient and more cost-effective. Applying this standard, we identified 50 U.S.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 23, 2015
But to Sweden-based SKF Group — the leading company in the $76 billion global market for ball bearing systems — these objects are heroic, destined to become the “brains of rotating machinery” by transmitting data to boost performance, reduce downtime, and prevent accidents.
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