Lesson Plan

• Describe the main reasons firms choose to offshore and to reshore production.
• Analyse the financial, operational, strategic and social impacts of offshoring and reshoring.
• Compare the advantages and disadvantages of both strategies using a structured table.
• Evaluate the key factors that would influence a firm’s decision to offshore or reshore.
• Apply the concepts to a real‑world case study and justify a recommendation.

• Projector and laptop for slides
• Whiteboard and markers
• Printed handout with comparative impact tables
• Case‑study worksheet (Company X)
• Exit‑ticket slips
• Sticky notes for group brainstorming

Begin with a brief news clip about a UK electronics firm reshoring its assembly line. Ask students what they already know about offshoring and why companies move production abroad. Explain that by the end of the lesson they will be able to list reasons, analyse impacts and decide which strategy best fits a given situation.

1. Do‑now (5') – Quick recall: students write the definition of offshoring on a sticky note and place it on the board.
2. Mini‑lecture (10') – Present reasons for offshoring and reshoring with slide visuals; highlight key impacts.
3. Group activity (15') – In pairs, students complete the handout table comparing financial, operational, strategic and social impacts of each strategy.
4. Case‑study discussion (10') – Analyse the Company X scenario; groups decide whether reshoring was justified and prepare a short justification.
5. Whole‑class debrief (5') – Share group conclusions, emphasise trade‑offs and link back to the learning objectives.

Summarise the key reasons and impacts of offshoring and reshoring, reminding students of the trade‑off framework. For the exit ticket, each student writes one reason to reshore and one likely impact on the business. Assign homework: answer the past exam question “Evaluate the factors that could lead a firm to reshore its operations in the next five years.”