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About the Lean Enterprise Institute / In the News / Lean Enterprise Institute CEO John Shook urges manufacturers to “right-shore” operations for sustainable job creation

Lean Enterprise Institute CEO John Shook urges manufacturers to “right-shore” operations for sustainable job creation

February 1, 2013

LEI CEO John Shook made the case for “right shoring” manufacturing while speaking at a Washington, DC, business summit presented by The Atlantic and GE. GE CEO Jeff Immelt said supply chain “shrinkage” was giving U.S. manufacturers a competitive edge.

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