Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a published report indicating that Mexico is increasingly benefiting from a rethink of prior globally extended supply networks. A huge contributing factor has been T esla’s recent announcement regarding a significant vehicle assembly plant in Monterrey, Mexico. economy.”

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2015

If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration (Takeaways from LLamasoft SummerCon 2015).

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Shipping lines again managed to extract added spot rates and surcharges which have impacted business transportation budgets. sourcing from China, with a correspondingly rise in import share from low-wage locations, chiefly Vietnam, and regional trade areas, particularly Mexico.” This shift is marked by a decline in direct U.S.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2016

If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. Retail Supply Chain Conference , February 12 – 15, Orlando, FL.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2015

If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. Logistics Summit & Expo , March 18-19, 2015 in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

These conditions could potentially impact supply chain logistics and transportation by sea, air, and land. While the system often brings heavy rainfall to the Southern US and Mexico, this can result in drought in other regions such as Australia, Indonesia, parts of southern Asia, and Central and West Africa.

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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 27, 2021

He also echoed a theme articulated recently by Resilinc board chair Tom Linton on the benefits of improving transport infrastructure in the Americas. and Mexico moves on land,” he said. Seventy four percent of the trade between Canada, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 19, 2015

Respondents are investing in warehouse management systems (58%), enterprise resource planning software (54%), transportation management systems (54%), supply chain visibility (43%), warehouse management system add-ons (33%) and RFID (21%). Mexico Rising as Manufacturing and Logistics Hub.

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TMC

MAY 26, 2016

Five Ways to Drive a High-Performance, Cross-Border Automotive Supply Chain.Connect. and Mexico? Pinpointing and fixing the real causes of delays by analyzing cross-border supply chains is more important than ever. Department of Commerce , in 2015 Mexico produced 3.4 According to the U.S. Since 2009, U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

computer maker’s first substantial move to diversify its personal computer supply chain beyond China. ” HP Specific Moves This latest report goes on to indicate that a portion of production sourcing, estimated to be upwards of 5 million units, will shift toward Mexico to support U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2023

Mixed Picture for Manufacturing Activity in Mexico The S&P Global Mexico Manufacturing PMI© report for June was headlined with a mix of what was termed positive developments of rising production levels contrasted with demand decreases. product demand volumes.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 2, 2022

There’s no viable transportation infrastructure on much of the so-called Pan American Highway. Canada and Mexico are our second and third largest trading partners. There’s a lot of work to do to create a more integrated transportation network between these countries and into Central and South America.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S. Targeted supply chain transformational efforts will further need to be extended to address added business process needs. border area remain disrupted because of a migrant border crossing crisis with political ramifications.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Procurement and supply management leaders will be expected to provide both leadership for supply resiliency and added value, but also supply network cost reductions. Anticipated Supply Chain Business Process and Technology Enablement. Global Wide Transportation and Logistics.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Higher costs related to energy and transportation reportedly led to Vietnamese manufacturers incurring further increases in selling prices. Upon reviewing a grouping of developed regions, namely the United States, Eurozone, Japan and Taiwan, production and supply chain activity levels declined 2.9

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Among the six countries that our research arm monitors in the Developing Economies category ( China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Vietnam, Thailand ) the average PMI value for Q3 was 52.1, However, report authors indicated that demand increases were generally driven from domestic needs as opposed to export needs.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This center aims to improve supply chain resilience by addressing risks and vulnerabilities at U.S. ports, and in 2024, it will conduct two tabletop exercises to test the resilience of cross-border supply chains. Learn how in Resilinc’s Best Practices Guide: Cashing in On Supply Chain Risk Mitigation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 9, 2024

The beneficiaries have been India and Vietnam from an Asia perspective and Mexico from a near-shoring perspective. The latter, Mexico , has taken prominence as the primary exporter of goods to the U.S. Exports from China to the European Union reportedly declined 10 percent during this same period. in 2023, replacing China.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

Business and supply chain focused media reports already point to increased supplier and manufacturing investment in regions such as Mexico, Eastern Europe, India, Vietnam and other regions as responses to added supply network resiliency or agility. Canada or Mexico. customers increased to a level of $41.8

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

This included: Developing playbooks and contingency plans to address your most pressing risks. Evaluate structural changes in your supply base that could reduce risk exposure. Go digital: Explore the potential of dedicated supply chain risk management solutions. and will operate more efficiently.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This storm had previously brought destruction and severe flooding among Caribbean regions to include Puerto Rico, Cuba , and other island nations, and rapidly grew to be a Category Four hurricane as it crossed the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The industry supply chain implications reflect on a number of dimensions.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2024

Salvage firm Resolve Marine , which helped contain the Deepwater Horizon massive oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico has been contracted for these efforts. The Port of Baltimore itself reportedly generates in excess of $3 billion to the local economy including port and other logistics, warehousing and transportation workers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Example: A pickup truck assembled in Mexico using parts from the U.S. Mexico, and Canada) to receive tariff-free treatment under USMCA. This will include: Transport Node, Flow, and Mode Optimization: Cost-to-serve models allow the consideration of different nodes of warehouses, cross-docks, and production facilities.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

With corrected vision, here is the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Longshoreman Union Leader Stalls Planned Work Shutdown (WSJ – sub. Mexico Warns U.S. It’ll Cut Off Nafta Talks If Tariffs Added (Bloomberg). Self-Driving-Truck Startups Race to Take On Uber (WSJ – sub.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

However, the report summarizes the military drills around Taiwan in recent years and comments that more or bigger Chinese military exercises could disrupt transportation through significant seaports and airports in the region. Trumps negotiations with Mexico to close the back door could heighten the impact of new tariffs on China.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 17, 2024

President-Elect Donald Trumps first salvoes related to day one announcements relative to significant import tariffs being applied to components and products being imported from Canada , Mexico and China. While such announcements are likely subject to forthcoming political realities, they have already motivated some U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2025

import tariffs focused on Canada and Mexico would go into effect tomorrow, the latest Trump Administrations announcement indicates they will plow ahead. For this particular small business CEO, the reality was described: A prolonged trade war with both Mexico and China is a severe blow to our business model. Over the weekend, U.S.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I’ll begin with several high-level trends and factors that will impact supply chain and logistics strategies and operations in the coming year: Free Trade Agreements : “The U.S., To paraphrase a popular saying, it takes a village to achieve and maintain high levels of supply chain visibility.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2025

The announcement follows an early March announcement of 25 percent import tariffs being imposed on imported goods from Canada and Mexico , which was subsequently delayed by 30 days in a later announcement in lieu of global financial market reactions. either in Mexico or Canada. during 2024 were assembled outside the U.S.

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