Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how the introduction of new technologies can lead to reconsidering the division of the production process as well as the location of each stage, which may mean reshoring some of them.

Design/methodology/approach

The research is based on the analysis of the consequences of new technologies developed and introduced in the market to be applied in the final stage of jeans manufacturing. The paper presents the relevance of this technology, based on an in-depth interview with the representatives of the firm as well as firm and press reports, specialised websites and so on. The information of the reshoring company has been confirmed by its press releases.

Findings

The results show that a new technology justifies the reconsideration of the stages in which the production process can be divided and, once this division is considered viable, the drivers for reshoring can become more/less important in the reshoring decision.

Practical implications

Firms that previously offshored should consider that new technological processes may lead them to slice their value chains differently, causing them to seek the optimal location for each of the stages.

Originality/value

Most of the reshoring literature is based on a static framework where the production process is considered stable and the reasons for reshoring must reside in the change of relevant parameters (such as cost differentials, need to be more flexible, monitoring costs higher than expected, etc.). This paper reveals that changes in the production process, even in traditional sectors, may lead to reshoring/backshoring.

中文翻译：

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续聘司机框架上可持续创新的后果

目的

本文的目的是说明新技术的引入如何导致重新考虑生产过程的划分以及每个阶段的位置，这可能意味着重新分配其中的一些过程。

设计/方法/方法

该研究基于对市场上开发和引入的新技术的后果的分析，这些新技术将应用于牛仔裤制造的最后阶段。本文在对公司代表以及公司和媒体报道，专门网站等进行了深入采访的基础上，介绍了该技术的相关性。该新闻发布公司已确认了该转寄公司的信息。

发现

结果表明，一项新技术证明了重新考虑可以划分生产流程的各个阶段的合理性，并且，一旦认为该划分可行，重新分配的驱动因素在重新分配决策中就变得越来越重要。

实际影响

先前离岸的公司应考虑新技术流程可能会导致他们以不同的方式分割价值链，从而使他们在每个阶段都寻求最佳位置。

创意/价值

大多数返工文献都基于静态框架，在该框架中生产过程被认为是稳定的，并且返工的原因必须在于相关参数的变化（例如成本差异，需要更灵活，监控成本高于预期等）。 ）。本文表明，即使是传统行业，生产过程中的变化也可能导致返工/返工。