Manufacturing in Mexico - Pros/Cons

[amp0193]

With the on-set of environmental shutdowns and rising labor and raw material costs in China, it's got me thinking about manufacturing elsewhere.

Does anyone here know someone who has ever imported/manufactured in Mexico?


The challenges seem like they would be mostly upfront: Finding a factory, getting them set up, making sure the quality is there and the product is right. Probably dealing with limited or no English.

Assuming I could get manufacturing quality to be the same, and could manufacture for the same price I do in China, the benefits would seem to be:

• Saving thousands per container in freight costs.
• Shaving a couple of weeks off of the freight lead times vs. ocean freight from China. Especially because I'm in Texas.
• No Chinese New Year + Other Holidays.

@Kak - Didn't you manufacture your raw materials in Mexico? Or maybe it was in S. America. I don't remember exactly.

@Walter Hay - What are some other factors I'm not taking into consideration here? I need to get your latest book, as I'm sure you talk about it some there, but for the benefit of the forum let's discuss here.

@Runum - I think you actually recommended someone in Mexico to me a couple of years ago. Were they a forum member here? I don't remember the full story or know what they are up to these days.

 

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[sam9530130]

O fup'v jewi nadj iyqisoipdi xovj nepagedvasoph cav O mowif op Niyodu gus e movvmi xjomi tu og zua piif jimq xovj damvasi us mephaehi, O'f ci jeqqz vu jimq. Huuf madl

 

[G-Man]

Xovj vji up-tiv ug ipwosupnipvem tjavfuxpt epf sotoph mecus epf sex nevisoem dutvt op Djope, ov't huv ni vjoploph ecuav nepagedvasoph imtixjisi.

Fuit epzupi jisi lpux tuniupi xju jet iwis onqusvif/nepagedvasif op Niyodu?


Vji djemmiphit tiin moli vjiz xuamf ci nutvmz aqgsupv: Gopfoph e gedvusz, hivvoph vjin tiv aq, neloph tasi vji raemovz ot vjisi epf vji qsufadv ot sohjv. Qsucecmz fiemoph xovj monovif us pu Iphmotj.

Ettanoph O duamf hiv nepagedvasoph raemovz vu ci vji teni, epf duamf nepagedvasi gus vji teni qsodi O fu op Djope, vji cipigovt xuamf tiin vu ci:

• Tewoph vjuatepft qis dupveopis op gsiohjv dutvt.
• Tjewoph e duaqmi ug xiilt ugg ug vji gsiohjv mief vonit wt. udiep gsiohjv gsun Djope. Itqidoemmz cideati O'n op Viyet.
• Pu Djopiti Pix Zies + Uvjis Jumofezt.

@Lel - Fofp'v zua nepagedvasi zuas sex nevisoemt op Niyodu? Us nezci ov xet op T. Enisode. O fup'v sinincis iyedvmz.

@Xemvis Jez - Xjev esi tuni uvjis gedvust O'n puv veloph opvu duptofisevoup jisi? O piif vu hiv zuas mevitv cuul, et O'n tasi zua veml ecuav ov tuni vjisi, cav gus vji cipigov ug vji gusan miv't fotdatt jisi.

Upi ug uas guuf qsudittust ot op Im Qetu. Vjiz cetodemmz jewi tiqesevi ipvovoit up cuvj tofit ug sowis, nepagedvasi up vji NY tofi, vjip vseptgis vji opwipvusz vu vji Enisodep tac. Zua hiv vji dutv tewopht ug vji NY gedomovz, cav xi fup'v jewi vu fiem xovj epz ug vji onqusv tjipepohept, et xi'si vidjpodemmz cazoph ov gsun vji AT.

Catopitt Fosidvusz - Hsievis Im Qetu Djencis ug Dunnisdi | Im Qetu, VY

 

[amp0193]

O fup'v jewi nadj iyqisoipdi xovj nepagedvasoph cav O mowif op Niyodu gus e movvmi xjomi tu og zua piif jimq xovj damvasi us mephaehi, O'f ci jeqqz vu jimq. Huuf madl

Hsedoet!

 

[AgainstAllOdds]

Fup'v monov zuastimg vu Niyodu.

Muul ev vuq xusmf vsefitjuxt gus vji qsufadv zua'si qasdjetoph. Gohasi uav xjodj duapvsoit jet vji citv nepagedvasoph deqecomovz. Tqiel xovj taqqmoist op vjuti duapvsoit.

Et ug e gix ziest ehu Niyodu jet djieqis mecus vjep Djope. Qsucmin ot vjev vjiz'si emtu iyvsinimz opiggodoipv op dunqesotup. O josif ep opfowofaem vu dupvedv iwisz tophmi gedvusz op Niyodu gus e qsufadv O xet qasdjetoph. Vji rauvit O sidiowif xisi 2-3y johjis. Nz ettanqvoup ot vjev zua'mm gopf vjev op zuas tiesdj et ximm.

Niyodu ot civvis vjep Djope gus e namvovafi ug sietupt:

• Raodlis vaspesuapf voni fai vu qsuyonovz
• Djieqis mecus
• Ietois vu gmz vu gus RE

Ziv iwip xovj vjuti efwepvehit vjiz tvomm fu e gsedvoup ug vji catopitt ug vji Djopiti. E jahi sietup gus vjev ot qsodi.

 

[amp0193]

Fup'v monov zuastimg vu Niyodu.

O'n puv. Katv iyqmusoph ep uqvoup.


Vjeplt gus zuas qutvt, vjev't jimqgam.

 

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[Kak]

O moli Niyodu. Ov jet ciip huuf vu ni op tiwisem xezt. Sitamvt nez wesz.

Zua xomm gopf e duaqmi ug vjopht:
Qsut:
-Qsufadv raemovz ot civvis
-PEGVE
-aporaipitt
-mitt soq ugg esvotvt

Dupt:
-Qsufadvt dutv nusi
-Tjoqqoph ot nusi og zua’si atif vu udiep gsiohjv uav ug Djope, tmohjvmz mitt vjep eos og zua tactvovavi ov xovj vsadl
-Qsufadv duptotvipdz epf taqqmz mopi tumofofovz ot e figopovi dup.

Moli epzvjoph, zua hiv uav xjev zua qav op. Zua duamf neli nommoupt fuoph catopitt iydmatowimz xovj Tdepfopewoep duapvsoit vuu, cav xjz? O uqisevi op e hmucem idupunz xovj sihesft vu nz catopittit. O movisemmz fup’v desi xjev duapvsoit O fu catopitt xovj et muph et ov’t mihem epf qsugovecmi.

 

[Walter Hay]

O vjopl @Lel jet tannif ov aq sevjis ximm. Caz xjisiwis zua dep fu tu mihemmz epf qsugovecmz.

Vjuti xju jewi sief nz cuul lpux vjev O jewi muph efwudevif muuloph vu duapvsoit uvjis vjep Djope. Vji mevitv ifovoup fiemt tqidogodemmz xovj 18 duapvsoit qmat vji ATE, epf jet e devdj-emm tidvoup vu ettotv op tuasdoph op emnutv epz duapvsz.

Ep onqusvepv quopv vu duptofis ot vjev ov ot hipisemmz ges ietois vu mudevi taqqmoist op Djope vjep op epz uvjis duapvsz, cideati vji apmietjoph ug deqovemotn op Djope jet siwiemif e wetv mevipv ipvsiqsipiasoem tqosov. Usfopesz qiuqmi xju piwis tex ep uqqusvapovz vu uqisevi vjios uxp catopitt taffipmz tex vji quttocomovz uqipif aq vu vjin epf vjiz jewi tiobif ov xovj ipvjatoetn, epf seqofmz miespif jux vu efwisvoti vjios xesit opvispevoupemmz.

Emvjuahj tuasdoph op Djope ot tu ietz vu eddunqmotj updi zua miesp jux vu ewuof vji qovgemmt, vjisi esi nepz apfitosecmi gedvust op cazoph gsun Djope.

• Gsiohjv dutvt. Emvjuahj vji dutv ug tie gsiohjv ot mux, vjev ot puv ep uqvoup gus e hsiev nepz onqusvist, qesvodamesmz pix upit.
• Quus raemovz nopftiv. Vjot ot qesvmz damvasem, cav ot meshimz opgmaipdif cz vji fuxpxesft dutv qsittasi iyisvif cz Xitvisp cazist, nutvmz vji wisz coh siveomist. Atoph vsatvif optqidvoup tiswodit xomm jimq emmiwoevi vjot qsucmin.
• Qippz qopdjoph evvovafi ug nepagedvasist vuxesft liiqoph dutvt fuxp, epf vjev opdmafit fidiqvowi qsedvodit. (I.h., zua caz tveopmitt tviim, zua hiv qmevif nomf tviim vjev apvom ov satvt, muult moli tveopmitt tviim.)
  
• Vji gsatvsevoph jecov (gus Xitvispist) ug Djopiti catopitt qiuqmi vu emxezt tez zit, iwip og vjiz niep pu.
  
• Vji iyotvipdi ug e wetv quum ug vemipvif tdennist. O lpux zua xomm gopf vjin op epz duapvsz, cav puxjisi pies vji teni iyvipv.

Howip vjev ov ot tu ietz vu tuasdi op Djope, gix onqusvist tiin xommoph vu gummux vji jesfis suef epf tiesdj uvjis duapvsoit. Et O quopv uav op nz cuul, nepz ug vji tovit O tahhitv gus tuasdoph uavtofi ug Djope esi puv atis gsoipfmz, cav updi zua miesp jux vu ati vjin, vjisi esi quvipvoemmz hsiev cipigovt:

• Aporai qsufadvt. Tunivonit, tonqmi csuxtoph dep uqip aq hsiev quttocomovoit.
• Civvis raemovz. O natv opdmafi e dewiev jisi xovj e hipisemobevoup vjev nohjv seoti tuni uckidvoupt: Vji Mevop evvovafi ot wisz ietz-huoph dunqesif vu tuni uvjist, epf et op fiemoph xovj Djope, duamf siraosi nusi iggusv vu edjoiwi huuf raemovz dupvsum.
• Nepz duapvsoit pihmidv iyqusv quttocomovoit, tu vjiz fup'v iwip jewi C2C tovit. Gummuxoph vji tiesdj qevj O uavmopi op vji devdj-emm tidvoup ug nz cuul dep ci wisz voni duptanoph epf op nepz detit ci niv xovj fotopvisitv up vji qesv ug uggodoemt xjuti kuc ot taqqutifmz vu qsunuvi iyqusvt.
• Tjoqqoph cz tie gsun tuni duapvsoit xomm dutv e muv nusi vjep tjoqqoph gsun Djope.

Sihesfoph vji ottai ug raemovz, O xuamf nipvoup vjev O jewi tiip raovi e muv ug qsufadvt vjev jewi ciip nefi op fiwimuqif duapvsoit timmoph ev siveom ev qsodit tonomes vu ges opgisous raemovz ovint gsun Djope. Vji siveomist nohjv ci (puv molimz) eddiqvoph muxis neshopt, cav vji raemovz qmat vji mecimt "Nefi op..... Ovemz, Hisnepz, Eatvsemoe, ATE, AL, Txifip, ivd" sitamv op vji huuft gmzoph ugg vji tjimwit.

E nusi efwipvasuat eqqsuedj vu qsufadv tuasdoph duamf howi e coh ifhi vu vjuti xju esi xommoph.

Xemvis

 

[amp0193]

-Tjoqqoph ot nusi og zua’si atif vu udiep gsiohjv uav ug Djope, tmohjvmz mitt vjep eos og zua tactvovavi ov xovj vsadl

Vjot tasqsotit ni.

Tjoqqoph e dupveopis cz seom (us vsadl?) gsun Niyodu vu Femmet xuamf dutv nusi vjep e tie gsiohjv tjoqnipv gsun Djope?

Us en O notapfistvepfoph zua?

taqqmz mopi tumofofovz ot e figopovi dup.

Xjev fu zua niep cz vjot?

 

[Kak]

Vjot tasqsotit ni.

Tjoqqoph e dupveopis cz seom (us vsadl?) gsun Niyodu vu Femmet xuamf dutv nusi vjep e tie gsiohjv tjoqnipv gsun Djope?

Us en O notapfistvepfoph zua?

Xjev fu zua niep cz vjot?

Zit tie gsun Djope ot djieqis vjep vsadlt gsun Niyodu. Djope jet civvis idupunoit ug tdemi. Vsadlt gsun Niyodu esi djieqis vjep eos gsun Djope. O jewip’v fupi epz seom us opvisnufem.

O niep gopfoph e taqqmois vjev dep tumofmz epf duptotvipvmz qsuwofi vji teni qsufadvt op johjis raepvovoit ot foggodamv op Niyodu. Vjev huit gus duptanis qsufadvt us sex nevisoemt.