Comments on: China vs. Mexico – Where to Go for Metal Parts and Assemblies? (Part 2) http://agmetalminer.com/2008/06/10/china-vs-mexico-where-to-go-for-metal-parts-and-assemblies-part-2/ Sourcing & Trading Intelligence for Global Metals Markets Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:39:20 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://agmetalminer.com/2008/06/10/china-vs-mexico-where-to-go-for-metal-parts-and-assemblies-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-360 admin Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:55:35 +0000 http://agmetalminer.com/2008/06/10/china-vs-mexico-where-to-go-for-metal-parts-and-assemblies-part-2/#comment-360 Dick these are great comments and very helpful in understanding business practices in Mexico. We'll be covering more on Mexico in the coming months! LAR Dick these are great comments and very helpful in understanding business practices in Mexico. We’ll be covering more on Mexico in the coming months! LAR

]]> By: Dick Locke http://agmetalminer.com/2008/06/10/china-vs-mexico-where-to-go-for-metal-parts-and-assemblies-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Dick Locke Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:15:20 +0000 http://agmetalminer.com/2008/06/10/china-vs-mexico-where-to-go-for-metal-parts-and-assemblies-part-2/#comment-358 This is a great article. I used to run procurement offices for a high tech company, including one in Mexico. Now I live there about half-time. Very accurate. It would be even better if it got into some of the reasons behind the different practices. For example, Mexico and China are very high on the personal side of the impersonal-personal cultural scales. Mexico is high also on the drive for harmony scale that makes it difficult to say "no" or give bad news directly. In addition, many Mexicans are reluctant to admit not knowing the answer. Finally, some reference to history would help US residents understand the reasons not to be pushy. Most people realize we took about half of their country in 1846. Most people don't realize that the "Halls of Monezuma" are really Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City. That's a monument to the "Ninos Heroes" who are a group of young military cadets who committed suicide rather than surrender to the US military that was invading Mexico City from the south. There are streets named "Ninos Heroes" all over Mexico. It's a big part of their history. Don't be pushy, we carry a lot of historical baggage. This is a great article. I used to run procurement offices for a high tech company, including one in Mexico. Now I live there about half-time. Very accurate.

It would be even better if it got into some of the reasons behind the different practices. For example, Mexico and China are very high on the personal side of the impersonal-personal cultural scales. Mexico is high also on the drive for harmony scale that makes it difficult to say “no” or give bad news directly. In addition, many Mexicans are reluctant to admit not knowing the answer.

Finally, some reference to history would help US residents understand the reasons not to be pushy. Most people realize we took about half of their country in 1846. Most people don’t realize that the “Halls of Monezuma” are really Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City. That’s a monument to the “Ninos Heroes” who are a group of young military cadets who committed suicide rather than surrender to the US military that was invading Mexico City from the south. There are streets named “Ninos Heroes” all over Mexico. It’s a big part of their history.

Don’t be pushy, we carry a lot of historical baggage.

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