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Mexico is a superior manufacturing and assembly location for many U.S. manufacturers. It provides lower-cost, fully viable factory solutions close
to home, especially for higher-value engineered products and equipment with sensitive logistics considerations.
U.S. and other foreign manufacturers have a range of options in doing business in Mexico. But Mexico is not the United States. There are
special strategic, business, legal and cultural considerations. Mexico Consulting Group advises our clients on how to understand these issues and to optimize their decisions. We assist with diagnosing
feasibility, designing and developing manufacturing plans for Mexico, site location, logistics and hands-on implementation. And we can help to find project, trade, construction and real estate financing.
MCG helps you in analyzing your options and selecting the best one for your business. Among the possibilities are:
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Establishing a wholly-owned operation
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Joining a special, co-operative production relationship, known as a “shelter”, that is designed for smaller operations
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Sourcing end items from qualified Mexican manufacturers
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Developing a joint venture with an appropriate Mexican company
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Acquiring an existing Mexican company or facility.
In each case, we will advise you in developing and following a rational process that is dependent upon, and designed around, your particular needs.
These usually include:
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Establishing your general requirements for Mexico
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Developing specific criteria for selection of a site, a vendor, etc.
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Designing evaluation tools including comparative pro-formas for determining economic feasibility
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On-site visits and then narrowing likely cities, suppliers and vendors
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Preparing a critical path for implementation once feasibility is determined.
MCG can assist in your implementation phases. This can be the most critical step in your process. Mexican laws, regulations and business
customs are quite different. There are important local issues; they include legal, labor, tax and accounting. Others are real estate, customs, cross-border transactions, environmental, banking,
finance, and logistics. Our team members know the members of the local professional infrastructure. We nominate qualified members to assure that our clients have reliable, up-to-the minute information vital to
the success of their operations.
Mexico Consulting Group founders were pioneers in the off-shore assembly and manufacturing industry in Mexico. They were among the designers and
developers of the Mexico Border Industrialization Program, better known as the Maquiladora or Maquila Program. MCG has, since then, assisted more than 100 firms in entering Mexico to assemble and
manufacture. Recent clients include U.S. and foreign companies in automotive, rail, appliances, electronics, medical products, furniture, food products, advertising specialties, textiles and apparel, and
general industrial products. They include Fortune 500 companies and smaller, established firms. We can probably help you.
Please contact us for more details and a confidential discussion of your specific needs.
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