THE SURGE IN CHINA COSTS REQUIRES NEARSHORING. Written By Jeffrey Cartwright, Shoreview Managing Partner | 7 min read CHINA AS A PLACE FOR COMPANIES TO INVEST IN MANUFACTURING HAS FADED Historical trends have positioned China as a bastion of low-cost manufacturing, an optimal region for production and exportation. However, recent shifts in the global economic [...]
UNEXPECTED EVENTS CAUSE DISRUPTIONS IN DAYS AND WEEKS, NOT IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS, THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BUILD SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE. Written By Jeffrey Cartwright, Shoreview Managing Partner | 5 min read On October 7th, Hamas launched an attack from Gaza on southern Israel. Israel responded with an invasion of Gaza. The Houthis [...]
NEARSHORING WILL NOT OCCUR WITHOUT CHANGES TO MEXICAN OPERATING MODELS Written By Jeffrey Cartwright, Shoreview Managing Partner | 9 min read THERE IS A ONCE IN A GENERATION CHANGE UNDERWAY FACILITATING NEARSHORING TO MEXICO As the US – China Trade War reaches its 5th year, and global supply chains face disruption due to [...]
WHY IT'S VITAL FOR BUSINESSES IN CHINA TO ACT NOW Written By Jeffrey Cartwright, Shoreview Managing Partner | 5 min read With the US-China Trade War now in its fifth year and the global supply chains disrupted due to the pandemic, businesses are increasingly exploring Nearshoring as a risk reduction strategy. However, recent developments [...]
MANY SMALL-TO-MEDIUM SIZE COMPANIES WITH AN AVERSION TO PAYING A SOURCING FEE - NEVER REALIZE TENS TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IN SAVINGS POTENTIAL Written By Jeffrey Cartwright, Shoreview Managing Partner | 7 min read Penny-wise and pound foolish is the old British saying. In sourcing from Mexico, this has been true for many small and [...]
IS MEXICO ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND? Written By Andrew Barker, Shoreview Managing Partner | 5 min read This year, the most talked about subject in the Mexican business community is the massive FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) coming into Mexico nationwide and the corresponding demand for necessary supporting resources. Industrial parks [...]
IS CHINA OUR FRIEND IN PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT? Written By Jeffrey Cartwright, Shoreview Managing Partner | 5 min read The economic miracles that China has accomplished are nothing short of phenomenal. The birth and growth of a middle class in the decades since Deng Xiaoping reformed the economy with the Four Modernizations have lifted a large portion of the population out [...]
CHINESE IMPORT COSTS HAVE RISEN DRAMATICALLY DUE TO LABOR INCREASES AND THE TARIFFS IMPOSED DURING THE US - CHINA TRADE DISPUTE. Written By Jeffrey Cartwright, Shoreview Managing Partner | 7 min read Companies’ pursuit of success in near-shoring is undeniably complex. Factors such as the unprecedented disruption caused by COVID-19 on supply chains, as well [...]
WHEN FAILURE TO NEARSHORE RESULTS IN THE FAILURE OF THE BUSINESS AND ITS LIQUIDATION. Written By Jeffrey Cartwright, Shoreview Managing Partner | 9 min read Products from China have increased in costs for many years due to increased labor costs. When combined with tariffs, as well as the Pandemic, it requires that companies nearshore. [...]
A RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAIN IS DEFINED BY ITS ABILITY TO EITHER MITIGATE OR QUICKLY RECOVER FROM DISRUPTIONS Written By Jeffrey Cartwright, Shoreview Managing Partner | 8 min read In the last 3 years, companies have had to respond rapidly to drastic shifts in supply chains. To hedge against uncertainty, many took a “better safe [...]
