When North American companies have failed to successfully negotiate a re-shore of their manufacturing to Mexico, more often than not, it’s due to a lack of understanding in the negotiation...
By Jeffery Cartwright, Managing Partner of Shoreview Advisors | 12 min read In working with both Chinese and Mexican manufacturing companies over many years, we have identified key differences in the...
By John Hyatt, Member of MSSA and Shoreview | 10 min read When a firm elects Mexico as a new manufacturing frontier, a myriad of cultural phenomena come into play that...
By guest author Michael Dillon, Novalink Vice President of Business Development and Marketing | 5 min read The United States cites the theft of intellectual property from American manufacturing companies as justification for...
Reprinted with permission. Alliance, No. 32. “Bringing Manufacturing Back to North America,” pages 38- 39. Alliance is a publication of the U.S-Mexico Chamber of Commerce. By Plastiexports | 5 min read Global and U.S. supply chains...
By guest author Michael Dillon, Novalink Vice President of Business Development and Marketing | 5 min readReshoring is a new term that has been trending on Google and Twitter; What...
By Jeffrey Cartwright, Managing Partner | 8 min read Are you ready to move your manufacturing from China to a factory in Mexico (or any other location)? Before you take the leap,...
Misunderstanding of the cultural differences in the ways of thinking and its effects on negotiations is the likely reason that your company has failed to find a globally competitive source...
Editor’s note: The following is an updated version of an article we published in Sept 2020. The relevancy of these issues continues to increase. As executives consider the best way to strengthen their strategic...
By Jeffrey Cartwright, Managing Partner | 7 min read Editor’s note: The following is an updated version of an article we published in June 2020. The relevancy of these issues continues to increase. As executives...
Editor’s note: The following is an updated version of an article we Published in May 2020. The relevancy of these issues continues to increase and is becoming more and more urgent as...
Major Shifts Have Occurred Over the Last Several Years with Sourcing from China Editor’s note: The following is an updated version of an article we ran in March 2020. Much of this story...