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Strategic Supply Chain Solutions for
Nearshoring to Mexico

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with Southward Advisors

Expert Supply Chain Integration for
Latin American Manufacturing

Transforming Global Sourcing
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About Us

Empowering Businesses with Strategic Nearshoring in Mexico and Latin America

Southward Advisors is a strategic supply chain implementation firm focused on the nearshoring of manufacturing supply chains to Mexico and other Latin American countries. We have successfully assisted SME and multinationals in nearshoring millions in total spend to the Western Hemisphere.

Our Services

Nearshoring

Embrace the future of manufacturing by shifting your supply chains and production closer to home. Nearshoring offers enhanced efficiency, reduced costs, and greater control by relocating operations from Asia to the Western Hemisphere. Whether it’s sourcing components or setting up your own factory, leverage the strategic advantages of nearshoring today.

Sourcing and Supply Chain Development

Streamline your production with our expert sourcing and supply chain solutions in Mexico and LATAM. Our experienced consultants guide you through each step, whether you’re sourcing from existing suppliers or building a complete supply chain from scratch. Achieve efficiency and reliability with our tailored support.

Process Improvement Consulting

Enhance your manufacturing capabilities with our comprehensive process improvement and lean manufacturing consulting. We partner with you to drive productivity, optimize space, implement fast changes (SMED), reduce inventory, analyze capacity, increase throughput, and improve quality by reducing scrap.

March 23, 2019

Streamlining Production: West Coast Firm Achieves $3M Savings in Mexico

A firm on the West Coast of the United States was manufacturing free standing mobile office cubicle dividers in China and desired to migrate to Mexico due to tariffs, Chinese IP theft, and lengthy supply chains. Southward was able to develop the production of steel tubing and the synthetic cloth coverings all out of the

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July 23, 2021

Saving $200K: A Cabinet Maker’s Shift to Mexican Suppliers

A firm in the Midwest was manufacturing custom kitchen cabinets in China and looked to Mexico as an alternative due to 301 tariffs. Southward located several possible suppliers. After several rounds of bidding and factory visits, our supplier in the state of Guanajuato was able to compete with the client’s Chinese suppliers. The client was

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January 23, 2022

Saving $1M Annually: A Southeast Firm’s Success with Mexican Supply Chain Integration

A firm based in the American Southeast that is a manufacturer of closet deodorizing and dehumidifying products sold into US retail outlets (Walmart, Costco, Sam’s, Target) was looking to diversify its current Asian supply chain and augment a small manufacturing operation in Mexico. The product consisted of a plastic injection molded part, a plastic bag,

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Business Services

Saving $200K: A Cabinet Maker’s Shift to Mexican Suppliers

A firm in the Midwest was manufacturing custom kitchen cabinets in China and looked to Mexico as an alternative due to 301 tariffs. Southward located several possible suppliers. After several rounds of bidding and factory visits

Speeding Up Supply: A London Firm’s Mexican Manufacturing Solution

A London based firm and producer of plush products, particularly custom armrest pillows for the US market approached us about manufacturing in Mexico due to long lead times from India. We located several sold pillow and other textile suppliers

Saving $1M Annually: A Southeast Firm’s Success with Mexican Supply Chain Integration

A firm based in the American Southeast that is a manufacturer of closet deodorizing and dehumidifying products sold into US retail outlets (Walmart, Costco, Sam’s, Target) was looking to diversify its current Asian supply chain

Blog

The Mexico Manufacturing Advantage

Mexico offers a myriad of advantages for re-nearshoring manufacturing. The most obvious of such benefits are its 2,000-mile shared border with the United States, and the newly implemented US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. A low-cost labor country, Mexico offers strategic advantages in a plethora of industries seeking alternatives to Asian manufacturing. As relations between China and the

Mexican Vertical Supply Chain Integration

Mexican supply chains require additional efforts to be integrated when compared to those in other countries and regions. Most Mexican contract manufacturers are very good at producing one product category, commodity, or servicing one industry. Procurement of raw materials and components for new projects is often a challenge for many of these contract manufacturers, despite

Mexico vs. China

Firms and consumers across the globe have enjoyed the fruits of cheap Chinese raw material, labor, components and finished goods in their warehouses, store shelves and homes for over two decades. For most firms, the experience of manufacturing in China has been rather turnkey prior to the implementation of the United States’ 301 tariffs in