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Hi-tech shippers increasingly ‘right-shoring’ to meet demand

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Confident hi-tech companies, which are continuing to see growth, are increasingly looking to ‘right-shoring’ to better respond to demand. With ever-changing customer requirements as well as new technologies, the companies are trying to build more flexible supply chains and thinking more holistically about strategy, transport cost and delivery times. The analysis is founded on the UPS Change in the Supply Chain survey.

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