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Testing News More Than Half of Supply Chain Executives Expect Nearshoring to Increase Over the Next Two Years

The results of a recent survey of global supply chain trends conducted by WT100 and the University of Tennessee indicates that more than half (52 percent) of supply chain executives expect nearshoring back to the U.S. to increase for industry in general in the next two years.

For those who expect near-shoring to increase, higher transportation cost was by far the most common reason cited (61 percent). In addition, the length of a global supply chain resulting in late deliveries and political instability were also was

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