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Moving Manufacturing Out of China

For decades, China has been known as the world’s manufactory.

But as strict lockdowns continue in China causing chaos in already disrupted supply chains, some companies simply cannot wait anymore.

People like Liz Reisch Picarazzi, CEO of Citibin, has already started the process of moving her manufacturing out of China and closer to her.

While it won’t be easy for larger operations to move away from China – moving to Vietnam or other cheaper locations is not always worth it.

Are you considering moving manufacturing out of China?

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