Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2015

As I wrote last October, all signs point to Mexico playing a greater role in supply chains , as companies across a variety of industries grow their presence in the country, either manufacturing in Mexico or growing their supplier base there. If China was able to overcome these challenges, which gave rise to Alibaba, why not Mexico?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2022

According to Joel Garcia, the senior vice president of supply chain at Spinnaker SCA, global SIs can charge as much as $300 an hour despite having several consultants on the project offshore, usually in India, and being paid a much lower salary than in the US or Europe. Mexico, of course, has lower salaries than the US or Western Europe.

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Resilinc

MAY 16, 2025

tariffs on China likely to remain a central focus, many companies are eyeing countries like India for manufacturing relocation. While shifting to India may offer short-term relief, it also introduces new risks. Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Rethink location With U.S.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 2, 2025

The Corpus Christi Ship Channel is about 34 miles long, extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Viola Turning Basin near the westernmost point of Nueces Bay. billion), the Netherlands ($897 million), Taiwan ($583 million), India ($415 million) and Canada ($386 million).

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 25, 2020

With trade wars and tariffs pinching operational profitability, manufacturers are looking at alternative locales like VietNam, India and, Mexico. For American manufacturers of high tech, industrial and food and beverage products, the Mexico option poses a unique opportunity.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2025

Of noteworthy significance was the indication that Mexico overtook China as the largest trading partner for the U.S. Once more, the report observes that reshoring activities related to Canada and Mexico “ have significantly contracted in 2025.” While China and U.S. trade flows are expected to decline 6.3

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 16, 2017

India is on the cusp of a supply chain transformation that may end up being nothing short of a major game changer. At IMD, we often discuss the distribution footprint of L’Oréal which had an outsized 15% of distribution centers located in India. Unilever, for example, has 38 factories in India out of more than 300 factories worldwide.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Mexico Customs Management. India and US reach WTO breakthrough over food (BBC News). Mexico customs process.” As I wrote last month, all signs point to Mexico playing a greater role in supply chains , and facilitating the flow of information and documents across trading partners and customs agencies is a critical enabler.

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TransAudit

APRIL 17, 2025

How Global Shippers Are Responding Proactive Strategies Supply Chain Teams Are Using To minimize exposure and cost, companies are adapting with agility: Dynamic sourcing : Shifting suppliers to countries like Mexico, India, or Vietnam to reduce tariff exposure.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

Featured Product Popular Stories Ship Traffic Through Red Sea Remains Sparse, Despite Houthi-U.S. Truce Ocean Transportation J.B.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 13, 2025

Hunt, BNSF and GMXT Launch Intermodal Freight Delivery Service in Mexico Freight Forwarding/Customs Brokerage The Top 8 EDI Myths - Debunked! Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Featured Product Popular Stories J.B.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

Hunt, BNSF and GMXT Launch Intermodal Freight Delivery Service in Mexico Freight Forwarding/Customs Brokerage The Top 8 EDI Myths - Debunked! Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Featured Product Popular Stories J.B.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

sourcing from China, with a correspondingly rise in import share from low-wage locations, chiefly Vietnam, and regional trade areas, particularly Mexico.” Not only have countries such Vietnam benefitted from a lost cost and market access perspective, but India has also as well. This shift is marked by a decline in direct U.S.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Our team consists of people from different parts of Mexico such as Mexico City, Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, Jalisco, Nuevo Leon, among others. In fact, the team also includes people from all around the world such as Colombia and India. Our cuisine language, and culture are shared daily. It’s a way for us to bond even further.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 19, 2017

Emerging economies, those classed as part of the E7 (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Turkey), are hitting the leaderboard of the top 10 countries with the most purchasing power. The current categorization of G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA) won’t be applicable. Realistically, it already isn’t.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 16, 2024

increased 10 percent, while Vietnam and India inbound volumes reportedly increased 20 percent for DHL. DHL anticipates between a 10 percent to 15 percent increase in holiday season fulfillment within Mexico this year. Reportedly, increases in air freight demand out of Asia increased during the summer months. percent to 3.5

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Vietnam and India are two countries that have benefited from such decisions. He reports, “Over the past 18 months, Chinese companies have leased up to 80% of industrial parks space in Mexico. How could you nearshore production to less geopolitically risky places like Mexico? Take a good, hard look at your operations.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2015

After China, other regions that have growth potential, according to 3PL and supply chain executives, are North America, Asia (not including China and India) and Western Europe, in that order. Other emerging markets include South America (not including Mexico), India, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Mexico.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2016

As emerging markets like India, China, Mexico, Brazil, etc. They want a transparent, clean, ethical supply chain, which should also help increase the demand for cold chain services. Emerging market growth. become wealthier, they are buying more cold chain services.

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QAD

MAY 29, 2025

Brazil, Mexico and India, the company needed a cohesive, standardized approach to quality management to support its rapid growth and evolving customer expectations. Autokiniton is the second-largest Body-in-White and vehicle-frame supplier in North America and a vertically integrated powerhouse. With more than 8.3

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 8, 2020

Reassess your current supply chains in China, India, and other global hot spots. Keep in mind that political protests that disrupted business recently were not limited to strictly Hong Kong and China, but also happened in Latin America, Middle East, Brazil, India and Mexico as well.

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The Network Effect

MARCH 20, 2015

Williams-Sonoma and Zara head to Mexico. E-commerce focus in North America, UK, Germany, Japan, China, India, and Brazil is intense. Global headlines anticipating growth through globalization are plentiful. US brands targeting global growth. European luxury brands focused on growth in the US. Apple and Calvin Klein launch in China.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 24, 2019

For example, people often think about Apple as a global brand… but not in China or India, the two biggest markets in the world! In India, the story is even more bleak, as they don’t even make the top 5. More nations are becoming more protectonist in nature, whether its Europe, China, India, and of course the US.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 8, 2020

Our fellow associates from the US, Mexico, Singapore and India, and ‘furry friends’ taught everyone about: • What does Blue Yonder do? I was delighted to be asked to “host” this virtual town hall which brought together a range of associates from around the company and world. What do we build? • How do we deliver?

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 1, 2025

We estimate that the combination of the United States and Mexico are approximately 25% of product COGS at this point. The consumer electronics products that are coming from Mexico, including televisions and major appliances, are compliant with the USMCA trade agreement and are not subject to tariffs.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 8, 2025

So we articulated about 14% from China, which, you know, if you do all of the math, you know, our NAPA business is really the outsized exposure with China, Mexico, Canada, 20% to 15% to 5%, respectively. So we think the diversification of the business is an advantage. But certainly, a fluid situation that we’re monitoring day by day.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2016

As emerging markets like India, China, Mexico, Brazil, etc. They want a transparent, clean, ethical supply chain, which should also help increase the demand for cold chain services. Emerging market growth. become wealthier, they are buying more cold chain services.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2016

As emerging markets like India, China, Mexico, Brazil, etc. They want a transparent, clean, ethical supply chain, which should also help increase the demand for cold chain services. Emerging market growth. become wealthier, they are buying more cold chain services.

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Logility

DECEMBER 2, 2020

NGC has offices in Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Canada, China, India, Mexico, and El Salvador and is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software, Inc. NASDAQ: AMSWA). For more information, visit www.ngcsoftware.com.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Before, they might say to purchasing, “You guys have done a brilliant job; you’ve reduced your costs by a million dollars because you’re buying everything from India. And the logistics guys would say, “Yeah, but you’re buying everything from India, so the logistics costs have gone up.”

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

Increased near-shoring in Mexico and elsewhere as companies seek shorter supply chains. Industrial Relations Issues Adding to Container Woes in India and Germany. Port congestion has been building in Germany and India , where transport and port workers are engaged in squabbles with employers. The grain blockaded in Ukraine.

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JDA software

MAY 16, 2019

JDA’s Crystal Ball event began last year across our two India-based Centers of Excellence to tackle the constant shift in technology head-on through our best asset – our people! We’ve expanded these beyond India into Monterrey, Mexico and most recently, Scottsdale as well. What a great showcase! But best of all?

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Resilinc

MAY 4, 2021

Here’s how and why it works: Mexico and Canada already rank as the United States’ second- and third-largest trading partners: Mexico provided 13.9% And while Canada and Mexico can boast advanced manufacturing expertise, the export economies in most of Central America are primarily agricultural. and Canada 11.6% manufacturing.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

Already, the US is looking as attractive as Mexico to manufacturers and is likely to match China in attractiveness in the near future, according to the MAPI Foundation , which produces in-depth economic reports widely read by the press, government official and the business community. Rising costs of labor in China and other places.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

So whether it is Viet Nam or India or Mexico, the cost differences in labor are going to narrow between high cost countries—United States, Europe—and low cost countries—Viet Nam, India, China, or Mexico. or at least Mexico. And the same applies to any other regional supply chain strategy.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Our 2023 predictions among areas of anticipated strategic shifting of industry product supply networks have indeed occurred as business and their supply chain management teams actively initiated added resiliency and agility efforts with the major country recipients being India and Mexico.

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Resilinc

APRIL 17, 2024

For example, Mattel moved production of Barbie toys from Asia to Mexico. Key countries that businesses are moving to include India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Here’s a look at each of these strategies: Nearshoring is the practice of outsourcing business processes to companies located in neighboring countries rather than distant locations.

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