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Reshoring: The Who, What, Where, When, and Why of What's New — A Conversation with Johan Beukema
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At the 2023 edition of the long-running and successful North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit in Fort Worth, Texas, we spoke with Johan Beukema, a Managing Partner of BCI Global, about the new business realities that are breathing fresh life and immediacy into Reshoring.
Almost since the first days of offshoring, there have also been conversations around reshoring, or nearshoring, or rightshoring, or some other version of global footprint optimization that reduces risk by shortening and regionalizing supply chains. In today's era of frequent disruptions, all of these conversations are being revisited and revitalized. What are senior leaders talking about, thinking about, and learning about as they work to make informed decisions about the future of their operations? Listen to this episode to find out!
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Johan Beukema graduated in International Business Administration at the State University of Groningen, The Netherlands and joined BCI Global in 1999. Johan is an experienced expert in location strategy, manufacturing footprint and supply chain optimization. Johan’s experience covers the full globe and besides strategic consultancy, he has also managed multiple complex implementation processes for international clients. Throughout the years Johan has managed and executed a large number of projects for leading companies in different industry verticals. Examples are AkzoNobel, Alcoa, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Baxter, Bose, BP, Brown Forman, Celgene, Danone, Donaldson, Eli Lilly, ExxonMobil, IKEA, Johnson & Johnson, MeadJohnson, Medronic, Nestle, Novartis, Sandvik, Shimano, UPS.
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BCI Global is a specialized consultancy and leader in developing comprehensive, practical manufacturing and supply chain footprint strategies as well as selecting sites worldwide for new operations in the US; in Europe, Middle East and Africa; and in the Asia Pacific region (including China and India). In the last 36+ years BCI has supported more than 1,000 clients. Our location strategy work combines proven frameworks with in-depth global knowledge of manufacturing hotspots, detailed labor analytics, cost factors, qualitative factors, incentives and risks. Supply chain advice ranges from transformation of supply chains, network design, COEs, Control Towers, procurement of logistics services, to location strategy for warehousing, go-to-market strategies into new markets, risk & resilience assessment. BCI Global is ISO-9001 certified, Llamasoft certified partner and recognized on Forbes Best Management Consultants list for the third year in a row.
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