With advantages including cost competitiveness, cultural affinity, abundant resources, time zones and cultures that align with the United States', and a growing, relatively low-cost, skilled bilingual workforce, U.S. supply management professionals are setting their sights on Mexico as a low-cost-country sourcing destination.
For all its geographic proximity, however, the cultures of the two places are vastly different — and the business environment is no exception. So, before you travel south, be sure to study up on some basic professional etiquette.