A long article in the Atlantic on insoucing. It’s largely focused on GE Appliances who, unlike Apple, have no chance of building a “lights out” factory.
But shipping a giant box of mostly air (like a frig or dishwasher) across the Pacific will increasingly make no sence at all. They talk about speed to innovation and owning/controlling IP, but I got to believe it’s all about the $ of labor+shipping.
With half the states passing “right to work” laws to bust up unions, I forsee a lot more on-site ID happening here in the US.