Restart Checklist: Requalifying Your Suppliers
Originally published in Industry Week By Lou Longo As the coronavirus pandemic eases, the economy will roar back to life as millions emerge from lockdown,…
Category: Trade
Don’t underestimate USMCA changes
Originally published in Automotive News By Lou Longo As if the coronavirus shutdown wasn’t enough of a seismic shock for U.S. companies, they’ll face another…
Heard That Every Company Needs To Be A Data Company? Now, There Are No Excuses.
Originally published in Chief Executive By Nathan MacMurtrey Around five years ago, a certain type of story started to pop up. The headline would be…
Covid-19 outlook in Asia feels very different
Originally published in Venture Capital Journal By Phil Wickham and Koichiro Nakamura The U.S. economy is suffering through the effects of a once-in-a-century disruption, and…
Why global production numbers don’t always tell the full story
Originally published in Automotive News By Daron Gifford The recent news from Bosch was colored in doom and gloom for the auto industry. The world’s largest auto…
Trade Uncertainty Can Be Opportunity
Originally published in Industry Today By Lou Longo A China-based manufacturing firm I know had decided earlier this year to shift production to Mexico as…
Why OEM-Supplier Relationships Need to Evolve
Originally published in Wards Auto By Daron Gifford In a world where everything from how we watch movies to how we get a ride home…
It’s Time to Think of Trade Wars as the New Normal
Originally published in Industry Week By Lou Longo The U.S.-China trade dispute is only just starting to bite. U.S-based manufacturers and tech firms, including HP, Dell,…
The 2 Mistakes Sales Leaders Make When Trying To Close A Revenue Gap
Originally published in Forbes By Randy Illig I recently had the opportunity to ask sales leaders from over 100 companies what was the No. 1 challenge…
U.S., Take Note: Mexico Emerging as World Trade Power
Originally published in Ward’s Auto By Alejandro A. Rodriguez and Lou Longo Mexico is back in business. America’s southern neighbor is emerging from a period of political…