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"Flextronics selected Ciudad Juarez based on its strategic access to North American markets," said chief operating officer Mike McNamara. "The supply base in this area is well established, allowing for logistical cost savings and increased efficiencies."
The facility will perform product build-to-order, product completion and pack-out, mechanical services and logistics such as repair and distribution.
Mike McNamara,
Flextronics' chief operating officer. "Ciudad Juarez's proximity
to the United States offers flexible logistics options including next-day
delivery advantages, shorter transit times and lower transportations costs.
Other Flextronics operations in Mexico are in Guadalajara and Aguascalientes.
NEW YORK -- Asia’s peak shipping season kicked off with pilot strikes, rate
increases and reports of tight space conditions in some areas, particularly in
regions that route cargo through transit hubs.
A strike by Polar Air Cargo pilots is expected to last through the peak season
and cut freighter capacity out of Shanghai, Hong Kong, Japan
and Korea,
said Trans Global Logistics USA, a major freight forwarder. Japan
Airlines and Asiana immediately imposed rate increases after the strike was announced Sept. 16. The full impact of the strike is expected
to hit toward the end of the month, TGL said.
Carriers are also hiking fuel surcharges by as much as 67 cents per kilogram.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Jabil Circuit Inc. yesterday reported
net earnings rose 59% on a 25% jump in sales for its fiscal fourth
quarter. Jabil, a top-tier electronics manufacturing services provider,
said net income was $70.5
million, in the August quarter, and revenue was $2.04 billion.
