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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

Logistics Viewpoints

tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China is impacting global trade networks, affecting industries ranging from automotive and electronics to agriculture and energy. auto parts are sourced from Mexico, making the tariff impact immediate and severe. Honda is considering shifting production from Mexico and Canada into the U.S.,

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Borderlands Mexico: US trade with Mexico over $69 billion in April

Freight Waves

Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: US trade with Mexico over $69 billion in April; Cold storage provider inks $15M deal with Texas grocery chain; and Hengli Hydraulics opens $325 million plant near Monterrey, Mexico.

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Layoff wave hits freight sector as nearly 9,000 jobs slashed

Freight Waves

and Mexico announced 8,794 job cuts over the past several weeks. The workforce reductions are tied to companies operating in sectors such as trucking, warehousing, logistics, food suppliers and manufacturing. Freight-related companies in Mexico have also recently announced major workforce reductions. In the U.S.,

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. We define the market as those warehouse automation providers responsible for delivery of the system to the end-user (to eliminate double-counting). Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 billion in 2019.

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Borderlands Mexico: Supply chain firms invest in new cross-border facilities

Freight Waves

Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Supply chain invest in new cross-border facilities; Japanese industrial supplier investing $5M in Mexico expansion; and Benchmark Electronics opens manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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October 28th – 31st Supply Chain & Logistics News

Logistics Viewpoints

The biggest 5 exporters of candy sweets are Germany, mainland China, Mexico, Belgium, and Spain. This capital will help scale the company’s Shared Autonomy Platform and expand manufacturing for its TWA Reach forklifts, which integrate AI-driven autonomy with human oversight to optimize labor and safety in warehouse operations.

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When Designing the Right Manufacturing Plant, Small Can Be Beautiful

Supply Chain Brain

manufacturers have spent the last few decades consolidating production at gigantic offshore plants, especially in China. It might mean setting up plants in Mexico or elsewhere in Latin America, aa means of cutting transit time and responding more quickly to changing patterns of demand. Enter the concept of the “microfactory.”