{"id":12905,"date":"2021-01-25T22:04:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T22:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationaus.com\/?p=15900"},"modified":"2021-01-25T22:04:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T22:04:01","slug":"reshoring-might-work-but-needs-more-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/01\/25\/reshoring-might-work-but-needs-more-data\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Reshoring\u2019 might work but needs more data"},"content":{"rendered":"
As interesting as the<\/strong> topic of reshoring might be to some manufacturers, its discussion in Australia relies heavily on hunches and anecdote.<\/p>\n In March 2019, when this website asked a respected economist with expertise in manufacturing about reshoring in Australia, they replied that they had no research specific to the topic.<\/p>\n \u201cPerhaps Australian businesses are more focussed on building their role in\u00a0international supply chains<\/a>, rather than maximising their Australian-based activity,\u201d they suggested, though it was hard to be certain, given a lack of evidence.\u00a0Accordingly, they did not want to be quoted by name.<\/p>\n Life has, of course, changed a lot in the last two years.<\/p>\n