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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

Logistics Viewpoints

tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China is impacting global trade networks, affecting industries ranging from automotive and electronics to agriculture and energy. auto parts are sourced from Mexico, making the tariff impact immediate and severe. Mexico and Canada have imposed 25% tariffs on U.S.

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Decentralizing Supply Chains: How Regional Models Drive Resilience and Flexibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Companies that previously prioritized cost-cutting and centralized sourcing quickly found themselves exposed to serious production and distribution risks. In response, many organizations have shifted toward decentralized and regionalized supply chain models, distributing production and sourcing across multiple regions.

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5 Things to Know About U.S.-Mexico Logistics

Talking Logistics

Trade flowing across the United States-Mexico border has grown exponentially since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was enacted in 1994. In 2016, the value of goods traded between the two countries topped $525 billion, making Mexico the third largest trading partner of the U.S. Companies carrying freight across the U.S.-Mexico

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Supply Chains Are Still Constrained by Geography

Enterra Insights

The internet, container shipping and international trading arrangements had supposedly shrunk the globe.”[1] you can’t load goods on a ship in Amsterdam and deliver them to Shanghai the next day). Pressure for companies to change their supply chains is also coming from domestic political sources.

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How Pure Storage Withstood the Pandemic

Logistics Viewpoints

Shipping of finished products is done from the manufacturing sites. The factory then builds, tests, and ships product – often within 24 hours. Dual sourcing has also helped with partner responsiveness. Pure Storage reduced their dependency on sourcing from the Far East. The Pure Storage Supply Chain.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

The international inbound transportation service is only available to Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) sellers that source or manufacture goods in China, and all cargo must be shipped from Yantian, Shanghai, or Ningbo ports. and Mexico, according to the notice. according to the Walmart Marketplace website.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

Kinaxis

of east coast and Gulf of Mexico imports in September, according to an article from the Business Information Industry Association. As if the situation wasn’t bad enough, Hanjin, the huge shipping company, was already in bankruptcy as of early September and putting a delay in the arrival of goods well before the hurricane.