As early as 1970 Mexico saw the writing on the wall. More and more US manufacturing centers in Mexico were being closed and moved to China. The Mexican government decided to become less dependent on foreign-owned manufacturing and build “Mexican…
Over the past three decades, China has established itself as one of the largest players in the world on both economic and political levels. The dramatic rise of China’s power in terms of economics can be attributed to when China…
Nogales, Arizona is a well-known city on the US-Mexican border. Nogales, Arizona has a sister city Nogales, Sonora right across the border on the Mexico side. The sister cities have a unique history as they greatly resemble one another. They…
Companies are rethinking their preferred “shoring” prefix. For years, “offshoring” meant minimizing costs and maximizing profit. Then trade tensions and tariffs heightened supply chain anxieties—which were in turn exacerbated by pandemic disruptions. Combined, those factors have prompted U.S.…
The supply chain is the backbone of modern business, and it faces some unprecedented changes these days. Supply chain managers have faced an unusually extreme set of challenges amid Covid-19. These difficulties will transform the industry as the pandemic continues…