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Private Investors Looking to Capitalize on Nearshoring Trends Turn to Mexico

Blue Grace Logistics

companies opening factories in Mexico, for example, nor investment in private real estate. The nearshoring trend is driving growth at privately held companies looking to expand into Mexico, such as third-party logistics provider BlueGrace Logistics and contract electronics manufacturer MacroFab Inc. That was down from a record $5.6

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The impact of congestion and capacity on businesses and what to expect?

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Starting with the closure of factories, industries and ports in China in 2020, the pandemic and its many variants (Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma, Lambda) continues to rage on, affecting every country in the world and causing global chaos. In the middle of this congestion and capacity crunch, the freight rates continue to increase unabated.

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Blockchain in Supply Chain: 2 Ethereum-Based Projects That Demonstrate How Blockchain Can Improve Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

On top of all that, billions if not trillions of dollars worth of potential working capital are tied up in illiquid assets such as 90-day invoice payouts or even the real estate value of, say, a warehouse or factory building. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018.

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Keeping Things Closer to Home

Blue Grace Logistics

Nearshoring, an idea that was gaining traction before Covid and has exploded since, is the trend of companies moving manufacturing out of China and other Asian countries and into Mexico, where shortened supply chains can ship products all over the U.S. in a matter of a couple of days rather than a few weeks.

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Cargo Chat: BlueGrace Execs Talk Nearshoring

Blue Grace Logistics

electric car maker to open a $5 billion plant in Monterrey, highlight the growing nearshoring trend.” electric car maker to open a $5 billion plant in Monterrey, highlight the growing nearshoring trend.” “Nearshoring has the potential to boost the growth of Mexican manufacturing exports to the U.S., trillion economy.

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

INFOGRAPHIC: 3D Printing and the Supply Chain to Drastically Alter Manufacturing: Who would have thought that modern manufacturing could be done without a factory? Since the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing has been synonymous with factories, machine tools, production lines and economies of scale. Read Full Post. Read Full Post.

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The (Internet of Things) IOT Supply Chain Benefits Now Coming Clearer

GlobalTranz

Take a look at how the IoT supply chain is changing the landscape in terms of equipment functionality, shipping processes, invoicing and payments, and analysis of trends. Analysis of Trends and Recommendations. In some cases, human intervention and input will be completely eliminated. IoT and Machine Functionality.