ABB survey finds U.S. businesses looking to bring production closer to home
Robotic automation and workforce upskilling also essential to return of operations
According to a survey of 1,610 executives in the U.S. and Europe, ABB says they have found that 70% of U.S. businesses are planning changes in their operations, with 37% planning to bring production back home and 33% looking to nearshore and shift their operations to a closer location.
“Business leaders are responding to unprecedented supply chain disruptions by putting into place measures to make operations more resilient and adaptable,” says Sami Atiya, president of ABB’s Robotics & Discrete Automation Business, at SelectUSA. “While investment in automation plays a key role in flexibility in operations, equally important is investment in education, vocational training, and apprenticeship programs needed to create safer, higher-paying jobs for American workers.”