. . . even if a company offshores/outsources most of its production process (jobs)to other countries but they still put together the final product here in the USA (they ship back the parts), the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts the entire operation (from start to finish) as manufacturing output.
Reconcile what??
That's how the measure output --- but you can't believe that because, if that's true, then your beloved GDP figures would be off as well.
The movement of the offshore/outsourced manufacturing process (except for the final output) is way too fluid to have any reliable way to measure it.
Business Week did a very detailed analyis about this exact same thing last year. With citations from BLS members, btw. Maybe you can call them and question their credibility.
Hey, gotta go and do some stuff, be back later.