How do you approach and execute your strategy for expanding your business into Mexico?

Whether you have just started thinking about expanding your manufacturing services into Mexico or are already there, you understand the importance of a sound operations strategy for implementation. The reasoning behind your operations strategy and the details of your plan will be unique to your business processes, and you know your manufacturing business well. But you need to know just as much about Mexico to make the right decisions for your operations and systems, and you may also need guidance to help implement your plan once you have a manufacturing strategy. Where do you find the right consulting advisors who can help gather the data you need or support your manufacturing solutions and drive results?

What kind of manufacturing and supply chain services advisor do you need?

Knowing how to choose the right industry consulting business can be a challenge. Manufacturers want consultants who can provide value, create new opportunities, and offer tools to improve your industrial manufacturing processes. To help you and other manufacturers with this process, here is a list of factors you should consider when selecting a consulting firm.

Knowledgeable Across Operations: You want a consulting business with a complete understanding of manufacturing and operating in Mexico. You want to avoid coordinating multiple domain experts from different manufacturing consulting firms. A single manufacturing consultant organization that has a deep understanding of operating in Mexico will be able to respond flexibly to your business needs while keeping your organization’s bigger picture clearly in focus. You will want a consulting firm that has the talent necessary to help with everything from supply chain and advanced production to financial services and deciding where to locate Mexican offices and manufacturing facilities.

Experts at Both Strategy and Implementation: Providing industry advice is helpful but implementation in global manufacturing is critical. Manufacturing experts that can do not just one, but both, give give you the opportunity to seamlessly transition from information gathering through planning to implementation with the same trusted consultants, without the need for re-education which can cause delays and miscommunication when creating business strategy. These comprehensive services streamline your manufacturing processes and can simplify your strategy approach.

Trustworthy and Capable: There are many reliable and competent individuals and manufacturing consulting services in Mexico. But there are also some manufacturing consultants who are incompetent, unscrupulous or worse. Being able to tell the difference between consulting services can be difficult and recovering from a mistake using the Mexican legal system can be a lengthy and difficult process. You need to be confident that your chosen consultants are honest, capable and can deliver on their project commitments. Manufacturers can find trustworthy consulting services by evaluating the firm's performance and meeting with the firm's leaders. Choose services that have experience in your industry, offer new opportunities, systems, and solutions, and know how to drive performance results.

Where do I turn for reliable manufacturing consulting firms in Mexico?

Tetakawi expert consultants support more than 75 foreign companies currently operating in Mexico and can provide you with the tools and support you need to successfully operate your manufacturing business. We are an American company with extensive operations in Mexico so we understand international business and the Mexican operating environment. Our consultants can provide a customized plan and approach tailored to your manufacturing needs. Whether you need specific industry data, supply chain support, advice on doing business in Mexico, or expert manufacturing resources to help with a production project, Tetakawi can fill in the gaps. Whatever you need to develop or implement your operations strategy, our manufacturing and technology consulting services can help. Here is a short list of some of the consulting projects we have done in the past for other manufacturers:

  • Supply chain identification and qualification
  • Field studies on specific labor markets
  • Project management of facility construction and equipment installation
  • Negotiation with government officials for incentive or regulatory requirements
  • Environmental and health and Safety advice for Mexico
  • Due diligence for a Mexican acquisition
  • Soft landing launch services
  • Strategic planning and business plan development

We can also do industrial manufacturing consulting projects to help with leadership talent acquisition, importing and exporting goods, industrial production and engineering, financial services, supply chain, technology implementation, performance planning, report generation, infrastructure and distribution, transportation logistics, legal compliance, and much more regarding Mexican operations. With our talent and expertise, our services can provide unique value to your industrial manufacturing organization.

Working with a trusted advisor can reduce risk and increase your chance of success with new opportunities. Does your organization need to:

  • Develop an operations strategy for Mexico?
  • Prepare a business performance plan for Mexican investment?
  • Find specific data or information to support your strategic process?
  • Find qualified industry suppliers in Mexico?
  • Find expert Mexican resources and leadership to support operations?
  • Develop and manage a product and manufacturing launch plan?
  • Locate qualified service providers in Mexico?
  • Answer a critical business question in order to decide on your manufacturing operations strategy for Mexico?

 

How can Tetakawi help you develop your Mexico strategy?

The Tetakawi Tailored Consulting Service begins with a business needs analysis. We evaluate your product offering, technology, management, supply chain, operations, transportation of goods, performance, and more to develop our recommendations. Once we understand your business requirements, we will prepare a customized proposal for the consulting services you require. Our consulting proposal will outline our work process, specify our deliverables and provide a schedule for the project. Our advisory service can be as simple as providing data to resolve a critical strategic question or as complex as managing the complete startup process for your Mexican manufacturing facility.

Ready to get help creating or implementing your Mexico strategy Solutions?

Contact us to talk with a Tetakawi Advisor.