RESHORING CASE

Viking Genetics

Company details
Company name: 
Viking Genetics
Company country: 
Denmark
Number of employees: 
160
Sector: 
A - Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Sector detail: 
A01 - Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
Sub-sectors: 
A01.4 - Animal production
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
03/01/2018
Starting implementation date: 
January, 2018
End of Implementation : 
September, 2018
Reshored to: 
Denmark
Location of affected unit(s): 
Assentoft
Location code: 
DK042
Reshored business function: 
Production
Partial or Total reshoring: 
Partial
Reshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Reasons for reshoring: 
Firm's global reorganization
Case narrative: 

Viking Genetics is a breeding company whose headquarter is located in Denmark but it is owned by 20,000 Danish, Swedish and Finnish farmers. More specifically, the company use high-tech methods to develop effective breeding programs. It also genomically test bulls to select the most convenient for the breeding programs.

Due to the current overcapacity, VikingGenetics decided to redesign its organizational architecture and to redefine the role of local units, giving them a more  specialized tasks.More specifically, facilities in Bovlund (Denmark) and Hollola (Finland) will be phased out and their activities will be relocated at Assentoft (Denmark). The restructuring is estimated to be completed in September 2018.

Sources: 

Jordbruksaktuellt

Sources link: 

http://www.ja.se/artikel/55983/vikinggenetics-stoper-om-och-satsar-pa-em...

Offshoring details
Offshoring location: 
Finland
Offshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Host country geographical area: 
Western Europe