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Billion Dollar Port Plan Brings Mega-Retailer To Mexico

Elementum

Walmart Explores Mexico’s Supply Chain. Over the last several months, Walmart— the world's largest retailer— has slowly been increasing the share of products it imports through Mexico, a move that many other retailers have been reluctant to make for decades. Mexico’s $5 Billion Port Facelift. State of New Mexico.

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3 Reasons Why You Should Use Proxies!

Supply Chain Game Changer

For instance, if a user is blocked from accessing the content in Mexico, a simple solution would be to use a proxy Mexico server to reroute a request and make it appear as if the user was browsing from Mexico. This article tells you all you need to know about acquiring proxies with Mexican location tags. Conclusion.

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Added Evidence of Emerging Regionalization of Global Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

Locations that have benefitted from this sourcing shift are noted in the report as Vietnam and Mexico , the latter being a preferred nearshoring or friendshoring alternative. As an example, the authors point to Vietnam gaining ground in electronics, apparel and textiles, while Mexico has been increasing U.S. supply chain activity.

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A Real World Humanitarian Logistics Model

MIT Supply Chain

He worked with researchers from Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, Malaga University, Spain, and Complutense University at Madrid, Spain, to develop the model. A case study based on a catastrophic flood that struck the city of Villahermosa, Mexico in 2007 provides a real-world application of the model.

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Tesla’s Audacious Growth Plans Unveiled Including New Production Plant

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Focused Announcements During the investor event, CEO Musk confirmed an earlier announcement of an investment in a new production facility to be located in Monterrey, Mexico , and that this facility is destined to produce the termed next-generation EV vehicle. One is obviously the company’s track record to date.

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Ground-Level Views of Risk Management

MIT Supply Chain

A CPG firm’s local/national/global response effort was called into action in April this year following an earthquake in Mexico. Filed under: Resilience Tagged: business recovery , emergency response , managing in a crisis , MIT , supplier failures , supply chain risk management , tornado trauma. Photo: NASA.

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The Better Goal: More Fuel Efficient Trucks or Using Fewer Trucks?

Talking Logistics

The move translated into a package size that is 50% smaller, removing 7,477 trucks from the roads annually , and a price tag that is 14% lower. Over the past five years, our transportation department in Mexico has demonstrated continued improvement in the area of efficiency. The redesign has saved the company €1.2 million a year.