Open Access Library Journal 2022, Volume 9, e9345 ISSN Online: 2333-9721 ISSN Print: 2333-9705 DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1109345 Dec. 30, 2022 1 Open Access Library Journal Reshoring Manufacturing Back to the United States Courtney L. Farrish, Sime Curkovic Lee Honors College, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA Abstract The purpose of this study is to discuss the possibilities of reshoring manufac- turing back to the United States and how this would either benefit or hinder the supply chain in the United States. Reshoring is the concept “of returning the production and manufacturing of goods back to the company’s original country” (Kenton, 2021) [1]. To explore this concept, I created a five-question survey targeted toward business-professionals that are involved in the supply chain. With the help of my thesis chair, Dr. Sime Curkovic, I received 113 responses. The point of the survey was to analyze business-professionals’ opi- nions on if they believe reshoring manufacturing is a good option, what bene- fits and risks they see with it, what makes them consider reshoring (if appli- cable), and what other options they’re exploring if they’re not considering reshoring. The results of this survey proved that a portion of manufacturing should be reshored back to the United States. The biggest risk associated with reshoring found in my survey is cost, and the biggest benefits are decreased lead times and decreased risk with factors such as quality and communica- tion. Subject Areas Economics Keywords Supply Chain, Manufacturing, COVID, Reshoring 1. Introduction & Background A term people may not have known before the pandemic is now commonly used: supply chain. Amazon deliveries delayed? Supply chain. Chicken shortages? Supply chain. Toilet paper flying off the shelves? Supply chain. How about the How to cite this paper: Farrish, C.L. and Curkovic, S. (2022) Reshoring Manufacturing Back to the United States. Open Access Li- brary Journal, 9: e9345. https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1109345 Received: September 20, 2022 Accepted: December 27, 2022 Published: December 30, 2022 Copyright © 2022 by author(s) and Open Access Library Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access