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The Black Book of Reshoring
The Essential Guide to America's New Manufacturing Boom
“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.” “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.” “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.” “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.” “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.” “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.” “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.” “Start with this book. The Black Book of Reshoring shows how America’s production system went off the rails and what to do now if you’re serious about rebuilding American industry.” Every leader is talking about resilience and reshoring. This book shows you how to win the next generation of manufacturing in the U.S.” “We’ve spent years documenting how the global supply chain broke. The Black Book of Reshoring is about how to fix it, factory by factory, decision by decision, in the real American economy.” “This book tells the truth about what it takes to bring production home. Brown turns reshoring from a political slogan into an actionable strategy for American industry and workers.” “Economic security is national security and that means getting serious about bringing critical supply chains home so no foreign nation has a veto over America’s economic security. The Black Book of Reshoring offers a practical framework for leaders to make those decisions with rigor and real-world tradeoffs.”
—Mike Rowe, Host, “Dirty Jobs,” and Founder, mikeroweWORKS Foundation
—Andrew N. Liveris, Former Chairman and CEO, Dow; Author, Make It in America
—Jay Timmons, President and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers
—Rana Foroohar, Columnist, Financial Times; Author, Homecoming
—Scott W. Luton, Founder and CEO, Supply Chain Now
—Raoul Pal, Co-founder and CEO, Real Vision
—Sherrod Brown, Former U.S. Senator and Founder, Dignity of Work Institute
—Michael Lewis — Author of The Big Short and Moneyball “
—Mary Barra — Chair and CEO, General Motors
—Peter S. Goodman — Global Economics Correspondent, The New York Times; Author, How the World Ran Out of Everything
—Robert Lighthizer — Former U.S. Trade Representative; Author, No Trade Is Free
—Senator Elissa Slotkin, U.S. Senator for Michigan
Douglas Brown (Author)
9781394393732, Wiley
Hardback, published 26 March 2026
416 pages
23.1 x 15.2 x 4.1 cm, 0.612 kg
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: 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.
Preface xi Introduction 1 Part I Fault Lines of Globalization 5 1 The Great Repricing: Why Making Things in America Wins Again 7 2 Industries on the Frontlines: Rebuilding America’s Competitive Edge 17 3 Reshoring’s Reality Check: Frictions, Execution, and the Services Renaissance 26 4 Fault Lines Become Fractures: Populism, Protectionism, and Disorder 36 5 Beyond the Factory Floor: Reshoring Services in a Digital World 48 6 Fractured World, Remade Rules: Geopolitics, Tech Rivalry, and the New Architecture of Power 59 Part II Sectoral Shifts and Strategic Industries 73 7 Reshoring Realities: The Grit, Gaps, and Hope Behind a New Industrial Age 75 9 From Shock to Strategy: Building the Reshoring Playbook 96 10 Automation and the Reshoring Workforce: Redefining Jobs in the New Industrial Age 103 11 Reshoring’s Reality Check: Between Headlines and Hard Limits 112 12 Resilience by Design: Building the Next Era of Industrial Strength 122 13 How the World Reacts to America’s Reshoring Wave 129 14 Globalization vs. Nationalism: Finding the Sweet Spot 136 15 North America’s Fragile Alliance 143 16 Beyond the Factory Floor: Reshoring Services in a Digital, Data- Driven World: The Hidden Half of Reshoring 150 17 When Reshoring Fails 160 18 The Reshoring Playbook: Strategies That Work 168 19 America’s Talent Challenge: Preparing the Workforce for Reshoring and New Technologies 176 20 The New American Renaissance: Building a Future of Resilience, Innovation, and Shared Prosperity 184 Part III Energy, Health, and the New Arsenal 195 21 Manufacturing Reshored: Reinventing the American Factory 197 22 Pharmaceuticals and Biotech: Sovereignty and Survival in Healthcare 208 23 EVs, Batteries, and Energy: Building the New Industrial Base 220 24 Services Reshored: Call Centers, IT, Healthcare, and the Hidden Half of the Renaissance 230 25 Reskilling in the Age of AI and Automation: Equipping Workers for Factories That Think 242 26 Communities Reborn 251 27 The Four Anchors of Industrial Renewal: A Playbook for America’s Renaissance 269 28 The Road Ahead: Sustaining Momentum in a Fractured World 276 29 Future Horizons: Building the Next Industrial Era 283 Part IV Appendixes: Reshoring Resource Manual 289 Appendix A. Key Statistics, History, and Trends in Reshoring 291 Appendix B. Timeline of Outsourcing to Reshoring: Four Decades of Shifts in Global Strategy 295 Appendix C. Practical Frameworks and Toolkits for Successful Reshoring 299 Appendix D. Key Metrics and KPIs for Measuring Reshoring Success 305 Appendix E. Policy and Incentive Programs: Federal, State, and Local 311 Appendix F. Organizations, Associations, and Advocacy Groups Supporting Reshoring 319 Appendix G. Financing and Investment Partners for Reshoring 323 Appendix H. Field Manual for Governors, County Executives, and City Councils 327 Appendix I. Consultations and Advisory Services Black Book Insights: A Resource for Reshoring 335 Appendix J. Global Benchmark Data Tables 339 Appendix K. Practical “How- To” Reshoring Checklists 345 Appendix L. Directory of Training and Apprenticeship Resources 349 Epilogue 355 Glossary 357 Further Reading and References 367 About the Author 373 Index 375
8 Resilience Under Siege: How Reshoring Holds Up When the Shocks Hit 86
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
