Black Book of Reshoring

DOUGLAS BROWN is the Founder of Black Book Research, a reshoring-­focused think tank and advisory firm integrating supply chain economics with the real-world impact of AI, robotics, and advanced manufacturing. Black Book Research delivers boardroom ready benchmarks for factory-footprint and capital-allocation decisions: what to build in America, what to source globally, and how to modernize manufacturing for productivity, quality, speed, resilience, and cost. He also founded Black Book Market Research, a rigorously independent, global market-­research platform, informed by operator-level leadership across healthcare organizations and systems worldwide. His first book, The Black Book of Outsourcing, was an early guide to offshore outsourcing strategy; The Black Book of Reshoring applies that same rigor to today’s strategic reversal.

• Preface xiIntroduction 1Part I Fault Lines of Globalization 51 The Great Repricing: Why Making Things in America Wins Again 72 Industries on the Frontlines: Rebuilding America’s Competitive Edge 173 Reshoring’s Reality Check: Frictions, Execution, and the Services Renaissance 264 Fault Lines Become Fractures: Populism, Protectionism, and Disorder 365 Beyond the Factory Floor: Reshoring Services in a Digital World 486 Fractured World, Remade Rules: Geopolitics, Tech Rivalry, and the New Architecture of Power 59Part II Sectoral Shifts and Strategic Industries 737 Reshoring Realities: The Grit, Gaps, and Hope Behind a New Industrial Age 758 Resilience Under Siege: How Reshoring Holds Up When the Shocks Hit 869 From Shock to Strategy: Building the Reshoring Playbook 9610 Automation and the Reshoring Workforce: Redefining Jobs in the New Industrial Age 10311 Reshoring’s Reality Check: Between Headlines and Hard Limits 11212 Resilience by Design: Building the Next Era of Industrial Strength 12213 How the World Reacts to America’s Reshoring Wave 12914 Globalization vs. Nationalism: Finding the Sweet Spot 13615 North America’s Fragile Alliance 14316 Beyond the Factory Floor: Reshoring Services in a Digital, Data- Driven World: The Hidden Half of Reshoring 15017 When Reshoring Fails 16018 The Reshoring Playbook: Strategies That Work 16819 America’s Talent Challenge: Preparing the Workforce for Reshoring and New Technologies 17620 The New American Renaissance: Building a Future of Resilience, Innovation, and Shared Prosperity 184Part III Energy, Health, and the New Arsenal 19521 Manufacturing Reshored: Reinventing the American Factory 19722 Pharmaceuticals and Biotech: Sovereignty and Survival in Healthcare 20823 EVs, Batteries, and Energy: Building the New Industrial Base 22024 Services Reshored: Call Centers, IT, Healthcare, and the Hidden Half of the Renaissance 23025 Reskilling in the Age of AI and Automation: Equipping Workers for Factories That Think 24226 Communities Reborn 25127 The Four Anchors of Industrial Renewal: A Playbook for America’s Renaissance 26928 The Road Ahead: Sustaining Momentum in a Fractured World 27629 Future Horizons: Building the Next Industrial Era 283Part IV Appendixes: Reshoring Resource Manual 289Appendix A. Key Statistics, History, and Trends in Reshoring 291Appendix B. Timeline of Outsourcing to Reshoring: Four Decades of Shifts in Global Strategy 295Appendix C. Practical Frameworks and Toolkits for Successful Reshoring 299Appendix D. Key Metrics and KPIs for Measuring Reshoring Success 305Appendix E. Policy and Incentive Programs: Federal, State, and Local 311Appendix F. Organizations, Associations, and Advocacy Groups Supporting Reshoring 319Appendix G. Financing and Investment Partners for Reshoring 323Appendix H. Field Manual for Governors, County Executives, and City Councils 327Appendix I. Consultations and Advisory Services Black Book Insights: A Resource for Reshoring 335Appendix J. Global Benchmark Data Tables 339Appendix K. Practical “How- To” Reshoring Checklists 345Appendix L. Directory of Training and Apprenticeship Resources 349Epilogue 355Glossary 357Further Reading and References 367About the Author 373Index 375