The current national controversy over the need for a mandatory high minimum wage is but a symptom of a much larger underlying problem; the offshoring of American manufacturing capability. Offshoring ruined Spain and Portugal in the 16^th century, and it is similarly a clear and present danger not only to the American worker’s standard of living but also to the national security of the United States. The good news is however that the quality and manufacturing professions are positioned ideally to help the United States reshore its manufacturing capability, and with simple principles that predate the quality profession and industrial statistics. The benefits of reshoring include: Continue reading →