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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark Vickers and Joe Lynch discuss Mexico transportation risk. Mark expanded MacroPoint’s visibility technology into Mexico and got MacroPoint into shipper markets which enabled its acquisition by Descartes in 2017 for $107 Million. For that reason, Mark founded Borderless Coverage.

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China is Moving to Mexico with Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen

The Logistics of Logistics

Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen and Joe Lynch discuss why China is moving to Mexico. Jorge is Co-CEO of The Nearshore Company , where he helps North American, European, and Asian manufacturing companies to successfully establish reliable manufacturing operations in Mexico. Jorge holds a B.A.

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5 Things to Know About U.S.-Mexico Logistics

Talking Logistics

Trade flowing across the United States-Mexico border has grown exponentially since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was enacted in 1994. In 2016, the value of goods traded between the two countries topped $525 billion, making Mexico the third largest trading partner of the U.S. Companies carrying freight across the U.S.-Mexico

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U.S. Company Stops Sale of Chemical Used in Mexico Heroin Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

company selling a chemical across Mexico that is essential for making heroin stopped all sales in the country after an investigation found it was easily diverted to produce the drug fueling a U.S. epidemic.

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Mexico sees solid manufacturing growth, courtesy of nearshoring

Resilinc

Mexico is seeing strong growth in manufacturing. demand and a revival of the auto sector, investors are moving in and banks are getting ready to finance new projects,” in Mexico, reported Bloomberg in April. “Due Mexico’s largest categories of exports to the U.S. market and secure redundant sources of supply. Due to strong U.S.

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Report That Mexico is Becoming a Preferred Nearshoring Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a published report indicating that Mexico is increasingly benefiting from a rethink of prior globally extended supply networks. The basis of this report, based on company experiences and executive interviews was that “ the strategy looks more like China plus many.” economy.” and Canada.

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Mexico Back in the Supply Chain Spotlight

Talking Logistics

It seems like we’ve come full circle with Mexico. A lot of companies set up operations and sourced from Mexico back in the 90s, then the focus shifted to China and other Asian countries, and now Mexico is back in the spotlight. What is it about Mexico that makes it an attractive trading partner again?

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