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U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s dreams to bring back lost manufacturing jobs such as those at Apple Computer manufacturing are just that, dreams, according to financial players.

The A.T. Kearney U.S. Reshoring Index has dropped to –115, down from –30 in 2014, and it represents the largest year-over-year decrease in the past 10 years.

Offshoring, reshoring, nearshoring - manufacturing and supply chains around the world are undergoing some seismic locational shifts, many of which the conventional wisdom did not see coming, and for reasons that may surprise you.

Connected networks of factory hardware are already enhancing process transparency and enabling previously untapped analytics in several plants, and wearable technologies have the opportunity to further improve operational efficiencies.

The controversy over reshoring has flared up again thanks largely to some research published by the managing consulting firm A.T. Kearney in December 2015.

While some have criticized the Index's conclusions, the authors counter that it is the result of in-depth macroeconomic analyses, not a survey.

Rosemary Coates, President of Blue Silk Consulting, explains why A.T. Kearney's recently published study stating that reshoring is not happening as predicted in U.S. manufacturing, is just plain wrong.

The second annual A.T. Kearney U.S. Reshoring Index shows that for the fourth consecutive year, reshoring of manufacturing operations to the United States has once again failed to keep up with offshoring.

The call for procurement to create and manage for value is becoming more intense, and the question is, will the profession more broadly seize the opportunity?

Procurement offers millennials the opportunity to learn the business from end-to-end, secure executive exposure, and have a significant impact on business performance.

Leaders use procurement to catalyze lasting, superior business performance through excellence in managing categories, suppliers, and teams.

A.T. Kearney's 2014 AEP Study finds that the best procurement organizations are at the top of their game. Meanwhile, the rest of the pack is treading water and wondering what's next for procurement.

Businesses recognise that stronger and more collaborative supply chains will make the UK economy more resilient, increase the value we derive from our products, and attract inward investment.

A report by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has underlined the importance in strengthening the British supply chain industry, identifying a number of core areas for investment, which could potentially generate £30bn for the British economy.

The latest assessment of excellence in procurement (AEP) study from A.T. Kearney confirms procurement’s power to drive real money to the bottom line and value to the top line. among the leaders who do this best, seven characteristics stand out. this article gives the highlights of the study, followed by a Q&a with co-author John Blascovich on what the findings mean for supply management professionals.