OUR EXPERTISE
Manufacturing location & rightshoring strategy
Rightshoring, reshoring, nearshoring and manufacturing footprint optimization based on total operating economics.
Rightshoring & manufacturing location strategy
Location decisions should account for a product’s full manufacturing and delivery model. We compare the trade-offs between regions, suppliers and automation options using transparent assumptions. A Manufacturing Location Index approach makes the criteria and their weighting visible to leadership.
Where we focus
- Labor cost, productivity and automation potential
- Logistics, freight, lead time, inventory and working capital
- Energy, infrastructure, facility economics and capital expenditure
- Supplier ecosystems, quality capability and management availability
- Tariff and trade exposure, geopolitical risk and intellectual-property considerations
- Scenario comparisons across the United States, Europe and Asia, with Mexico considered for North American localization
Bring to the first discussion
Product mix, volumes, current costs, supplier locations and service commitments.
A decision you can use
A location comparison with cost sensitivities and a gated transition plan.
Measure progress
Total landed cost, qualification readiness and continuity during transfer.
From recommendation to implementation.
The assessment creates an improvement action plan. The usual next phase is intensive on-site guidance and coaching to implement the agreed priorities, followed by quarterly visits, scorecard reviews and continued coaching. Scope and cadence are agreed around the business need.
See the assessment and implementation approach →Explore industry applications →View industry resources →We agree the business priority, site access, deliverables, responsibilities, timing and fee before work begins. Specialist technical work and follow-on support are scoped explicitly.