Tariff Uncertainty and Reshoring to the US: Effects on American Manufacturing

GlobalAutoIndustry.com’s latest Audio Interview "Tariff Uncertainty and Reshoring to the US: Effects on American Manufacturing” features Rosemary Coates.  Ms. Coates is the Founder and Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, a non-profit and non-partisan organization focused on expanding U.S. manufacturing. She is also the President of Blue Silk Consulting, a global supply-chain management consulting firm. She has been a management consultant for 25+ years, helping over 80 global supply chain clients worldwide. She is an Amazon.com best-selling author with five Supply Chain Management books, including the "Reshoring Guidebook", "42 Rules for Sourcing and Manufacturing in China", and the "Legal Blacksmith – How to Avoid and Defend Supply Chain Disputes". She also works as an Expert Witness on legal cases involving global supply chain disputes. She serves on the Board of Directors at the University of San Diego Supply Chain Management Institute and teaches Global Supply Chain Strategy at UC Berkeley.

In the 15-minute Audio Interview, Ms. Coates discusses these questions:

• We hear a lot about the downside of tariffs, but what are some of the benefits?
• What is the history of tariffs?
• How should companies prepare for the onslaught of tariffs and changes in trade policy?
• Has the Reshoring Institute seen an uptick in interest in reshoring?  Nearshoring?