Michele Nash-Hoff to Promote American Manufacturing at the Southern California Design-2-Part Show

Sept. 19, 2011 - PRLog -- American manufacturing advocate Michele Nash-Hoff will present a seminar titled “Returning Manufacturing to America” in conjunction with the Southern California Design-2-Part Show, October 13, 2011 at the Pasadena Center in Pasadena, California. The one hour presentation will begin at 11:00 am and is free to all attendees.

Ms. Nash-Hoff’s presentation will cover the hidden costs of doing business offshore and the problems companies have encountered that comprise a true understanding of the “Total Cost of Ownership” concept.  The presentation will also discuss the advantages of sourcing domestically and why offshoring may not always be the most cost-effective. Real case success stories of companies that have returned work to the U.S. from offshore will be shared.

“Having Michele Nash-Hoff speak at our contract manufacturing show is a perfect fit,” said Jerry Schmidt, President of the Design-2-Part Shows. “Attendees can walk the show floor and find high-quality U.S. suppliers to solve their challenges and then Michelle can show them how to justify keeping more of the work here.”

Michele Nash-Hoff is the author of the recent book, Can American Manufacturing Be Saved—Why We Should and How We Can. She has been a manufacturers’ sale rep for nearly 30 years helping companies select the right manufacturing processes for their new and existing products.  Michele has been president of the San Diego Electronics Network, the San Diego Chapter of the Electronics Representatives Association, and The High Technology Foundation.  She has published the San Diego Manufacturing Industry Report since 2003 and writes a weekly blog that appears regularly on Industry Week magazine’s blog, the Huffington Post, as well as other industry newslines and websites. She has a certificate in Total Quality Management and has taken lean manufacturing courses.

Most recently, Ms. Hash-Hoff has been speaking on behalf of The Reshoring Initiative, a nonprofit, industry-led organization dedicated to bringing work back to the U.S. from overseas. The Initiative is achieving their goals by helping manufacturers recognize that local production or sourcing may actually reduce their TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) of purchased parts and tooling. The Reshoring Initiative was founded by Mr. Harry Moser who was named to Industry Week magazine’s Manufacturing Hall of Fame in 2010 for this work.

The Southern California Design-2-Part Show attracts thousands of design engineers, manufacturing engineers, managers, and buyers to meet local and national job shops and contract manufacturers to source custom parts, components, services, and design. With nearly 175 exhibiting companies, the show is projected to be the largest Southern California D2P show in the past decade.

The show in Pasadena is one of eleven Design-2-Part Shows that will take place in 2011 in major manufacturing hubs within the United States. As their policy has been since inception over 35 years ago, D2P Shows exclusively feature job shops and contract manufacturers with manufacturing operations in the United States. Companies that do not have facilities in the U.S. are not permitted to exhibit.

Admission to the Nash-Hoff session and the Southern California Design-2-Part Show is free to qualified industry professionals. For more information or to register for the show, visit www.D2P.com.

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Design-2-Part Shows are the premier events for buyers of custom parts, components, services, and design. The show assembles the leading contract manufacturing suppliers and allows visitors a hands-on comparison of quality, technology, price, and service.