right-shoring

noun

Restructuring a company to achieve an optimal balance of operations performed locally and operations moved to foreign countries.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of right-shore
nounright-shoring (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessRestructuring a company to achieve an optimal balance of operations performed locally and operations moved to foreign countries.

    Right-shoring does not require a company to move business processes overseas.

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    Right-shoring is the combination of onshore, near-shore and far-shore operations into a single, flexible, low-cost approach to supply chain management.

    2012, Joel D. Wisner, Keah-Choon Tan, G. Keong Leong, Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach, →ISBN

    Right-shoring addresses the perceived skills issues that can exist in rapidly growing, emerging high-tech economies, particularly in terms of the ratio of senior to junior people.

    2014, Rex Black, Advanced Software Testing - Vol. 2, 2nd Edition, →ISBN

Origin

From Rightshore®, a term trademarked by the company Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, with a filing date of May 27, 2003; Blend of right + offshore + -ing.

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APA

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Chicago

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