Company detailsCompany name: Abax ASCompany country: NorwayNumber of employees: 450Sector: C - ManufacturingSector detail: C26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical productsSub-sectors: C26.5 - Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation; watches and clocks Reshoring detailsReshoring announcement date: 06/10/2016Starting implementation date: January, 2017Reshored to: NorwayLocation of affected unit(s): HortenReshored business function: ProductionReshoring governance mode: Third party (external suppliers)Reasons for reshoring: Automation of production processFirm's global reorganizationCase narrative: Abax is a Norwegian company that produces tracking systems for vehicles and equipments. In 2016, it signed a three years (2017-2019) production agreement with a Norwegian company based in Horten (Norway). Based on such a contract, all production activities earlier located in Norway and Lithuania were relocated in Norway. The subcontractor has been chosen because of its expertise in prototypes and production, its highly automated facility, and its proximity to Abax headquarters. Sources: Elektronikknett 06/10/2016 Vestviken24 06/10/2016 Sources link: http://elektronikknett.no/Artikkelarkiv/2016/Oktober/Abax-flytter-produk... https://www.vestviken24.no/vv24naringsliv/teknologi/horten/abax-flytter-... Offshoring detailsOffshoring location: LithuaniaOffshored business function: Production
