While the United States emerges from the pandemic, the economy is still feeling its effects. Luckily, the recently passed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is likely to play a big [...]

Updated for relevancy: October 3, 2024 The landmark United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) took effect on July 1st, 2020. Having been ratified by all three nations, the USMCA replaced the [...]

How Mexico’s Factories Are Gaining a Competitive Edge Mexico’s Maquiladora Program has long served as a key bridge between U.S. companies and cost-effective manufacturing south of the border. But [...]

Cost Savings, Speedy Supply Chains, and Higher Profits In a global manufacturing environment marked by geopolitical risk, rising costs in Asia, and increasing pressure to meet consumer demand faster, [...]

Manufacturers today are under real pressure to stay lean and move quickly, but rising shipping costs and shifting trade rules are making that harder. To stay competitive, more U.S. [...]

Labor costs tend to lead the conversation when companies look to reduce spending. And while Mexico certainly delivers on that front, there’s another advantage that's just as impactful: the [...]

The USMCA and Nearshoring Advantage Since 2020, supply chain strategy has gone through a reset. Global disruption exposed how fragile overseas manufacturing had become. COVID-19 stalled ports. Freight costs [...]

Lower Costs, Faster Shipping, and Just-in-Time Supply Chains Long supply chains aren’t working like they used to. The lingering effects of the pandemic and rising global tensions have exposed [...]

Why Mexico Wins on Value For U.S. manufacturers navigating cost pressures, supply chain fragility, and political headwinds, one question now dominates boardrooms. Where can we manufacture profitably, without sacrificing [...]

If you’re running a manufacturing business in the U.S., you’ve likely felt the pressure: rising labor costs, supply chain uncertainty, and higher tariffs on imported materials. For companies looking [...]

As the global manufacturing landscape continues to evolve, one factor remains clear: the volatility of U.S.-China trade relations shows no signs of stabilizing. While manufacturers once relied on China [...]