Company detailsCode: RossiCompany name: RossiGroup name: HabasitCompany country: ItalyGroup home country: SwitzerlandNumber of employees: 900Sector: C - ManufacturingSector detail: C28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. Reshoring detailsReshoring announcement date: 14/05/2014Starting implementation date: May, 2014End of Implementation : December, 2015Reshored to: ItalyLocation of affected unit(s): LecceLocation code: ITF45Reshored business function: ProductionPartial or Total reshoring: PartialReshoring governance mode: In house (in own facilities)Estimated job gains: 60Reasons for reshoring: Automation of production processEconomic crisisImplementation of strategies based on product/process innovationUntapped production capacityCase narrative: Rossi SpA is an Italian company with headquarters in Modena. It is part of the Swiss group Habasit. In order to overcome the economic crisis, the firm is investing in new machinery to be installed in Lecce (Puglia) with the expectation that automation will compensate for higher salaries in Italy in comparison to China. The company had previously offshored part of its production to Shanghai, China in 2003. The crisis has forced the firm to invest in new sectors and production lines. Sources: Il nuovo quotidiano di Puglia, 14/5/2014 Sources link: http://pierpaolospada.blogspot.it/2014/05/cina-addio-produciamo-qui-svol... Offshoring detailsOffshoring date: 2003Offshoring location: ChinaOffshored business function: Production
