Manufacturing backshoring: a systematic literature review

The paper reviews and analyzes extant research published in peer-reviewed international scientific journals on the backshoring of manufacturing. The authors identify 20 articles published from 2009 to early 2016. Papers are classified according to publication year, research methodology, industry type, and firm size. Through the analysis, 25 factors have been recognized as relevant for backshoring decisions, resumed in seven main areas. These are: cost, quality, time and flexibility, access to skills and knowledge, risks, market, and other factors.