Right-shoring

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Restructuring a company to achieve an optimal balance of operations performed locally and operations moved to foreign countries. uncountable

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

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of right-shore form-of, gerund, participle, present

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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."

Etymology

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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