The Black Book of Reshoring: The Essential Guide to America's New Manufacturing Boom - Hardcover

by Douglas Brown (Author)

How to conduct business profitably in the new era of reshoring and economic nationalism

First published in 2005, The Black Book of Outsourcing quickly became a definitive guide for businesses navigating the complexities of offshore outsourcing, offering strategies and insights that shaped corporate decision-making during the height of globalization. Now, 20 years later, the world has changed dramatically. The Black Book of Reshoring: The Essential Guide to America's New Manufacturing Boom delivers key insights into how the global economic landscape has shifted, showing how the once-unquestioned dominance of offshore outsourcing has given way to a new era of reshoring and economic nationalism. This book includes information on tariffs, supply chain vulnerabilities, and the COVID-19 pandemic, which have exposed the flaws in globalization's model, leading to a reversal in course as businesses and governments prioritize domestic production, resilience, and sovereignty.

This book offers:

• Practical frameworks and strategies for businesses considering reshoring, including insights on technology, workforce development, and supply chain resilience
• Case studies from leading companies like Tesla, GE, and Pfizer, illustrating the challenges and opportunities of reshoring in industries such as semiconductors, EVs, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods
• A forward-looking perspective on the future of trade, globalization, and economic sovereignty

The Black Book of Reshoring is an essential read for all business professionals seeking up-to-date information on trends, strategies, economic impacts, and best practices in reshoring and homeshoring.

Front Jacket

The global economy has undergone a dramatic reversal. Where offshore outsourcing once dominated corporate strategy, tariffs, supply chain vulnerabilities, and the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed critical flaws in globalization's model. The Black Book of Reshoring provides business leaders and policymakers with the comprehensive guidance they need to navigate this new era of economic nationalism and domestic production. Author Douglas Brown, Founder of Black Book Research and author of the definitive 2005 guide on outsourcing, brings unparalleled expertise to this timely analysis.

This book delivers a detailed look at the forces driving reshoring, from geopolitical tensions to technological innovation. Readers will find practical frameworks for evaluating and implementing reshoring initiatives, with specific insights on technology integration, workforce development, and supply chain resilience. The book features illuminating case studies from Tesla, GE, Pfizer, and other industry leaders, demonstrating how companies across semiconductors, electric vehicles, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods are successfully transitioning to domestic production while maintaining global competitiveness.

Beyond strategic frameworks and real-world case studies, the book provides forward-looking perspectives on the future of trade, globalization, and economic sovereignty. It examines how automation, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing technologies are enabling cost-effective domestic production. The content addresses critical considerations for building resilient supply chains, developing skilled workforces, and balancing national interests with international commerce in an increasingly multipolar world.

The Black Book of Reshoring is essential reading for senior executives, corporate decision-makers, government policymakers, and economic development officials seeking authoritative, actionable guidance on conducting business profitably in the new era of reshoring and economic nationalism.

Back Jacket

PRAISE FOR THE BLACK BOOK OF RESHORING

"Clear, gutsy, and practical. The Black Book of Reshoring shows why America's competitive edge lives in the hands and minds of skilled workers and how to put that edge to work in your business. A must-read for anyone building things that last."
--MIKE ROWE, Host, Dirty Jobs, and Founder, mikeroweWORKS Foundation

"The Black Book of Reshoring is the field manual executives and managers have been missing. If you're serious about investing in U.S. production, this is the playbook."
--ANDREW N. LIVERIS, Former Chairman and CEO, Dow; Author, Make It in America

"Manufacturers are pouring billions into U.S. plants, but too many leaders are still flying blind. The Black Book of Reshoring gives them the frameworks, metrics, and case studies they need to invest with confidence and win."
--JAY TIMMONS, President and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers

"Doug Brown connects the dots between boardroom decisions and the new map of global production. The Black Book of Reshoring shows how America can build resilient, local supply chains without walking away from the gains of globalization."
--RANA FOROOHAR, Columnist, Financial Times; Author, Homecoming

"Supply chains don't need more buzzwords; they need a blueprint. The Black Book of Reshoring turns boardroom talk into an operator's playbook giving supply chain leaders concrete moves to de-risk, localize, and win the next decade. This is the book the supply chain world will be talking about and using."
--SCOTT W. LUTON, Founder and CEO, Supply Chain Now

"Reshoring is one of the biggest trades of this decade: capital, jobs, and innovation moving back to America. The Black Book of Reshoring gives investors and operators a clear framework to front-run that shift."
--RAOUL PAL, Co-founder and CEO, Real Vision

"The Black Book of Reshoring puts the dignity of work at the center of America's industrial strategy. It's a concrete roadmap for rebuilding the middle class by rebuilding what we make."
--SHERROD BROWN, Former U.S. Senator and Founder, Dignity of Work Institute

Author Biography

DOUGLAS BROWN is the Founder of Black Book Research, a reshoring--focused think tank and advisory firm integrating supply chain economics with the real-world impact of AI, robotics, and advanced manufacturing. Black Book Research delivers boardroom ready benchmarks for factory-footprint and capital-allocation decisions: what to build in America, what to source globally, and how to modernize manufacturing for productivity, quality, speed, resilience, and cost. He also founded Black Book Market Research, a rigorously independent, global market--research platform, informed by operator-level leadership across healthcare organizations and systems worldwide. His first book, The Black Book of Outsourcing, was an early guide to offshore outsourcing strategy; The Black Book of Reshoring applies that same rigor to today's strategic reversal.