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ORGANIZER;CN=Chris Thomas:MAILTO:chris.thomas.ffm@gmail.com
SUMMARY:THE FENG: Trends in Nearshoring:  China Prices with Advantages of Mexico
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DESCRIPTION:Trends in Nearshoring: &nbsp;China Prices with Advantages of MexicoSpeaker: &nbsp;Jeff Cartwright,&nbsp;President &amp; CEO Shoreview Management Advisors, and Founding Partner at Mexico Strategic Sourcing&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Playing Field with China and Southeast Asian Countries Has Stabilized•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Expecting Quality In Mexico vs Ensuring Quality from China•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Respecting Intellectual Property in Mexico vs China’s Exploitation of US Companies to Create•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Capabilities to Eventually Compete Against these Same Companies•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Frustrations with the Mexican Business Culture Concerning the Concept of Time-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Manana-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ahorita•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Landed Cost Comparisons of China, Southeast Asia, and Mexico on Several Products•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; China Investments in Mexico Have Captured Headlines, But Quite Small Overall Prior to 2025•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; China Investments Have Increased in Mexico with 2025 Tariffs.&nbsp; Now China Price, China Time,•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and Advantages of Mexico in Proximity and Reduction of Risks&nbsp;Jeff Cartwright&nbsp;For the last twelve years, Jeff has led a management advisory firm engaged primarily in the areas of business strategy, operational improvements and revenue growth.&nbsp; This practice focuses on consumer and industrial product companies and creates value in all aspects of operations from demand planning through manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution.&nbsp; By strengthening these areas, organic growth through new products and channels is facilitated.&nbsp; He has direct experience in over 30 completed acquisitions ranging from due diligence through accelerating value creation (100 day plans) to achievement of significant revenue growth and multi-million dollar operational improvements.&nbsp;Prior to starting Shoreview Management Advisors, Jeff served as President and COO of Igloo Products where double digit growth to $300 million was achieved and an increase of over $7 Million in EBITDA within a year.&nbsp; Prior to that Jeff was CEO of Cosco Home &amp; Office Products, a $150 million consumer products company.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr. Cartwright is a seasoned executive with deep operational and general management experiences in companies ranging from $10 million in revenue to Fortune 50 companies such as P&amp;G, PEPSICO, and Newell-Rubbermaid.&nbsp; He has been twice selected as executive of the year at Newell-Rubbermaid and awarded as Vendor of the Year 6 times at Walmart.&nbsp; He has built 2 multi-divisional, multi-billion dollar supply chains in China and several large manufacturing plants including 2 in Mexico.&nbsp;Currently executing a number major Nearshoring projects for companies which have traditionally sourced products in China.&nbsp; Several of these are well-known consumer brands.&nbsp; Success is based upon having on the ground engineering and sourcing resources throughout Mexico.Frequent international speaker on Nearshoring.&nbsp; Keynote speaker at other events relating to tariffs, international trade, and Nearshoring.
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