Can We Bring it Back Home? A Conceptual Analysis of Localized Support for Reshoring U.S. Textile and Apparel Production
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to conceptually aggregate and assess resource networks available to firms looking to reshore. Three resource networks were mapped to better understand the landscape in the Southeastern United States, which had been home to much of the domestic textile products manufacturing sector. Manufacturing Extension Partners, the Economic Development Association's Cluster Mapping Project and the National Excess Manufacturing Catalog were reviewed relative to seven states in the region, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The results offer insight into the potential for rebuilding domestic textile and apparel production in the region.
Keywords: domestic production, textile industry, reshoring
How to Cite:
Hodges, N. N., Hembree, M. & Williams, A., (2019) “Can We Bring it Back Home? A Conceptual Analysis of Localized Support for Reshoring U.S. Textile and Apparel Production”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 76(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.8834
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