Is off-shoring really coming to the end of the line?

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The supply chain has made it into the mainstream news. President Obama, in his bitter fight with rival Mitt Romney, has focused on the Republican’s record in offshoring jobs to Asia. Romney weakly tried to explain the difference between outsourcing and offshoring, but Obama stole the edge. The campaign to keep (or move jobs back) to the US is starting to hit home.

While politicians focus on the employment issue, the reality is that companies will evaluate on-shoring on a cost ...