Monterrey must change, comrade – El Financiero

There are few cities in Mexico where people understand what a “supply chain” is.

Since the last century, the royals have made the steel, glass and cement that supply factories that turn them into cars or buildings.

Their work has filled them with pride, and they deserve it. But aren’t they still stuck in the glory created by previous generations? Your great companies of 25 years ago are still the great companies of 2023.

This has a flaw. To access the most turbulent and profitable economy and receive the best salaries, they rely on the government to bring already existing companies to Nuevo León. The Koreans arrived in Pesqueria, the Chinese in Salinas Victoria, and now they are waiting for Tesla in Santa Catarina.

Mexicans need the best of the royal family, who have run the country’s politics and industrial power for decades; Their business expertise, combined with new tools at the ready, could provide a quick path to prosperity. There is an opportunity:

“Nearshoring,” that rain of investment to set up factories near the United States, flows into Nuevo León more than any other state. What will they do with all this money? In 25 years, will they still have the same great companies?

Yesterday I asked To Wendy Bauer In which countries do you spend most of your time? He told me that it is primarily in the United States, Japan and Germany.

I asked him: And to Mexico? Well… maybe he crosses my path once a year AWS Vice President of Automotive and Manufacturing.

Wow, the leading manufacturer of the “cloud” manufacturing concern that stores most of the world’s data It’s not often you visit a country that prides itself on being an industrial nation.

What does that tell us? That we are not where the new, the most profitable and the greatest prosperity are produced. What’s Happening in the Cloud: Designing Markets and the World with the Help of Artificial Intelligence.

About 100 years ago, cars changed your ancestors and gave them the independence to go where they wanted, when they wanted. But today the car is no longer the only symbol of independence and there are many who prefer not to drive.

To stay in the game, manufacturers like Ford, Toyota, VW, and others are setting up a supply chain that gives people reasons to keep buying.

This means, first, knowing what you want. You have to collect data, organize it, and understand what it reveals. Initially, what they are referring to is a path to customization. Cars will look like pets. They each have their own tastes and accommodations.

How will Monterrey participate there? Providing factory managers and workers only? What does Queretaro, Guanajuato, Mexico City or Yucatán have to offer?

What managers of medium-sized companies expect is already there, at their disposal, just as it is for large companies. If they were to run 100 metres, the bullet would have already been fired.

IBM offers WatsonX; Google, Vertex AI; Microsoft, Azure AI and AWS, Bedrock. There are tools to connect the old supply chain with the new one, ranging from semiconductors to autonomous vehicles.

May the great Regiomontanas continue to grow, But let others reach them.

There are royals who step up and can make a big splash, even very far from the cars. Julian Rios She recently changed course at Eva, a company specializing in cancer care for women. Now he invites her Aden, To focus more on data science to speed up the diagnostic process. This is correct?

Read what was revealed yesterday Werner Vogels – The CTO and genius behind Amazon’s technology operation – on the list of technology predictions for 2024:

“Femtech has finally taken off. Women’s health care is reaching an inflection point as investment increases, care becomes hybrid, and the wealth of data enables improved diagnosis and patient outcomes. The rise of Femtech will not only benefit women, but will improve the entire system.”

Julian is not the only one, Giovanna Abramo, He graduated from ITESM and has Belina In the same corridor. If Monterrey changes, Mexico will change too.