For years, Mexico has been focusing on investments to build a stronger manufacturing ecosystem, mainly because cooperation between manufacturers across national borders improves trade and promotes an interconnected global economy. As a result, firms that move their manufacturing operations to regions with cost-effective prices and skilled workers gain more flexibility, authority, and profitability.
According to the Tijuana Economic Development Corporation (Tijuana EDC), the ecosystem for contract manufacturing in Tijuana and the Baja California region is highly developed. As a result, there are a variety of options for contract manufacturing in Tijuana, including basic assembly, packaging, and complex turnkey activities.
How the North American Manufacturing Ecosystem looks like
The United States has long had one of its most important relationships with Canada. But now, it’s Mexico’s turn. The Mexican government estimates that by 2023, the two countries will share $6 billion in annual economic activity.
Countries need to develop strong economies and vibrant communities to compete globally. To achieve this, governments must invest in infrastructure, education, healthcare, and innovation to achieve. This requires collaboration among all levels of government, businesses, academia, and civil society.
Due to the closeness between the 3 countries that make the North American Continent, it exist a clear incentive for supporting each other, and each country has a lot to offer; the three of them have large supplies of raw materials and a large number of skilled workers in every possible manufacturing industry.
Mexico staying up-to-date with a Business Ecosystem
The Mexican government has invested heavily in infrastructure development, which means that roads, ports, airports, power grids, and telecommunications networks are all well-developed. This makes it easier for any company to source parts and materials, and transport finished products to markets around the world.
The population of Mexico has grown by nearly 20% since 2000, making it one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. In addition, the country boasts a young population with a median age of just 30 years old, which means there will be plenty of talent acquisition for the next generation of professionals working to provide solutions.
Tijuana building a Trusted Ecosystem in the Binational Region
Tijuana has a strategic position that has given the rise in companies’ investment in manufacturing plants and the city’s infrastructure; its closeness to San Diego, a variety of transportation modes like rails, trucks, air, and a connection to the West Coast and Countries in the pacific ocean. It’s the city in Mexico with the most maquiladoras with more than 600 of them, making it of the highest producers of electronics, auto parts, medical devices, consumer products, and aerospace parts.
Thanks to its closeness to the U.S., it allows for an easier way of controlling the quality of its products, by having to only take a small flight and within the same time zone as California; it’s less demanding on the quality control personnel, being able to frequently travel to the worksites and return to their homes.
Being the most prepared company in the country, Tijuana EDC helps companies to invest in the developed “manufacturing ecosystem” that Tijuana has to offer. Our team makes it easier to expand onto a growing economy that has at its disposition a highly-skilled workforce and products made with International quality standards.
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