nearshoring

Could Mexico replace China as top global manufacturing exporter?

While the world economy continues to face multiple headwinds, such as the Russia-Ukraine war, lingering pandemic effects and inflationary pressures, many trade professionals remain bullish about the prospect of more companies nearshoring operations to Mexico over the next decade.

A growing number of global shippers view Mexico as an alternative sourcing location to China and other Asian nations by either relocating manufacturing operations just south of the border or choosing to expand existing...

Mexico’s nearshoring gives shippers more reasons to go cross-border

The global shake-up of the supply chain has dispelled the notion that the greatest opportunities are an ocean away.

Who said a global supply chain had to be global?

That’s the question manufacturers have been posing in recent years as they face continual setbacks in places like China. Fed up with production delays and shortages, companies are taking their business elsewhere.

Many U.S.-based companies have found just what they’re looking for in their neighbors to the south.

Amid China’s ongoing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexicos-nearshoring-gives-shippers-more-reasons-to-go-cross-border

Estafeta Mexicana turning data into value with Open Pricer

With more than 12,000 employees, Mexican-owned Estafeta Mexicana has been in business for 43 years. It started as a parcel company but now identifies as a logistics integrator offering solutions for companies in Mexico.

“We provide a different portfolio of services based on the needs of the customers that currently work in Mexico or are looking for business in Mexico,” said María Griselda Hernández, Chief Marketing Officer for Estafeta.

Estafeta, recognized as a leading strategic partner in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/estafeta-mexicana-turning-data-into-value-with-open-pricer

Lean Solutions Group launches satellite offices in Guatemala, Philippines

Shake the notion that you’re too small to go international; your next business move might very well be in Latin America or across the Pacific. In fact, a growing number of transportation companies are literally going the extra mile to address their labor needs — thousands of miles. 

Amid a constrained labor market, U.S. logistics providers are filling their back office and staffing needs via outsourcing, nearshore and offshore, with Lean Solutions Group.

Following a decade of success in Colombia,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lean-solutions-group-launches-satellite-offices-in-guatemala-philippines

Nearshoring conversation is shifting the role of 3PLs

Nearshoring, the process of shifting all or part of operations from one of greater distance closer to home, has been a topic of discussion over the years by many companies – particularly in the U.S. regarding Mexico. However, due to evolving circumstances and changes in the economy and other factors, this action has been frequently dismissed over time. Since the pandemic, many more companies have started this conversation again and are turning to qualified third-party logistics partners that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nearshoring-conversation-is-shifting-the-role-of-3pls

Check Call: ‘Member your first day, brokers?

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’Member when it was your first day in a chair trying to broker freight? Yeah, good times or not. After talking to a lot of people in the brokerage and logistics world, everyone’s first days started out pretty similarly. 

“Hi, welcome aboard. Here’s your desk. Good luck!” 

We’ve recently covered the importance of training and setting people up for success, but what about things you wish you had known when you first started? Taking a trip down memory lane can help those...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-member-your-first-day-brokers

Can US cash in on reshoring manufacturing opportunities?

Faced with an increasingly vulnerable global supply chain, manufacturers are building greater logistical resilience both through reshoring and nearshoring their operations, experts said.

The reshoring of manufacturing operations to the U.S. from overseas and foreign direct investment (FDI) created 160,649 manufacturing jobs during 2020, according to Harry Moser, president of the Reshoring Initiative, which tracks manufacturing jobs returning to the U.S.

“In 2020, quite a lot of jobs came back...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-cash-in-on-reshoring-manufacturing-opportunities

Lean Solutions adds business process outsourcing to nearshoring offerings

Perhaps no industry has such lopsided supply and demand for labor as transportation and logistics. Not only is new talent harder to come by but the ever-growing need to move more freight faster is making it nearly impossible to keep pace. Now more than ever it’s becoming evident that today’s unusual labor market calls for unconventional staffing solutions. 

How unconventional? Try business process outsourcing (BPO) with a South American twist.  

Many U.S. logistics providers are turning to Lean...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lean-solutions-adds-business-process-outsourcing-to-nearshoring-offerings

Reliance Partners ‘bullish’ on Laredo, Texas-Mexico corridor

There’s much to gain from the nearly $2 billion in trade flows across the U.S.-Mexico border every day. Pacific trade lanes remain stifled by west coast port congestion, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the trade war between the United States and China. These past-year developments have led many American companies with outsourced operations to set up shop much closer to home. Nearshoring manufacturing operations in Mexico are becoming an attractive opportunity for supply chains across North...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/reliance-partners-bullish-on-laredo-texas-mexico-corridor

Restructure for success: Sales and marketing seal the deal

The often lucrative transportation and logistics industry attracts a host of ambitious players seeking a stake.

But far too often companies go years spinning their wheels, so to speak, putting in twice the effort but achieving only incremental success. Frustration grows as efforts to scale and build a customer base appear futile.

It’s not that these companies aren’t doing sales; the founders are giving their best pitches. But word-of-mouth networking can get you only so far. Plus, it’s hard...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/restructure-for-success-sales-and-marketing-seal-the-deal

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