TECHNOLOGY AND AUTOMATION: AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR THE SUCCESS OF NEARSHORING

One of the most important economic and production blocks in the world is the block of Mexico, the United States and Canada. Due to the tensions generated between countries and the trade wars that are being experienced, large companies are faced with the need to relocate their plants in the geographic points closest to the end consumer.

Mexico is benefiting from this phenomenon called Nearshoring and has an enormous opportunity to grow thanks to its excellent geographic location and the treaties and agreements it has with different countries, especially with the block, which makes it a great attraction for FDI. However, there are certain challenges that the country and national companies must face for nearshoring to make Mexico and its industry grow.

During the following article, technology and automation will become relevant, how they influence nearshoring and what challenges industries face with the arrival of this phenomenon that can be solved with the automation of processes and the adoption of new technologies.

It is important to mention that not only the companies that are arriving to the country are the ones that need new technological and automated processes, but also those companies that seek to be suppliers and satisfy the demand of the companies that are arriving, as well as the national companies that seek to remain in the market and not suffer damages in the demand.

Technology
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Companies are relying on the adoption of new technological processes such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics to improve efficiency and productivity in their operations.

One aspect where technology takes relevance in the operations derived from nearshoring is the reduction in operation and delivery times. With data analysis (Big Data), companies can identify the processes that generate bottlenecks to solve them and reduce process times.

Another aspect is the reduction of costs and failures in the processes, with the support of artificial intelligence and robotization can make predictions on demand and thus reduce inventory waste, and robotization and automation in turn reduce human error, which is often a very high cost for the company.

Software
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The scope of software in nearshoring is an important topic that all companies should study to benefit from improvements. The software industry faces 3 challenges in particular: upgrade, integration, and innovation; mainly because the software industry is a very changing industry, and they must find a way to understand and integrate to the new generations that are coming in the economy and production.

They are very aware of the importance and the effort they must put into the cybersecurity of their systems, which implies the adoption of high-quality international standards to ensure the protection of information and data, and thus be able to generate trust among customers.

Automation
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Sustainability and net zero are a trend that will mark changes in logistics and supply chains. Automation of processes such as route planning decreases carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions.

Similarly, automation can optimize the use of resources such as energy, water, and materials by eliminating inefficient or redundant processes.

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All these types of changes and adjustments that companies will be making to their processes with the help of technological advances, are aimed at improving the user experience, the efficiency of their operations, contributing to environmental care and adapting to any challenge that may arise along the way.

Finally, something that could put companies at risk with the nearshoring boom is individualism, so it is so important that companies collaborate and support each other to grow and succeed in the competitive market.

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