Mexico: Part of the Solution for North American Supply Chain Challenges
March 29, 2021
By Bob Cook, Senior Vice President, Latin America, Site Selection Group
Setting the Stage
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted global supply chains in ways that most could not have anticipated a year ago. As plants in China began to shut down early last year due to outbreaks, manufacturers all over the world were left without needed component parts and materials. Then as the virus spread to almost every nation on the planet, supply chains were spun into disarray. The recovery was well underway by the 4th quarter and global imports into the U.S....
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