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Maquiladora Strategy (IMMEX)

  • Course Code: OPS-506

  • Format: In-Person / Virtual

  • Description: Manufacturing in Mexico offers unique advantages. This course explores Comparative Advantage through the lens of the IMMEX program. Participants calculate the duty savings and labor benefits of an IMMEX structure versus standard importation to evaluate the ROI of nearshore manufacturing.

  • Learning Objectives:

  • Evaluate the tax and labor benefits of nearshoring manufacturing to Mexico.

  • Calculate the duty savings of an IMMEX structure vs. standard import.

  • Understand the legal requirements of the Maquiladora program.

  • Scholar-Practitioner Framework:

  • Theory: Comparative Advantage.

  • Application: Duty Savings Calculation.

  • Curriculum: The IMMEX Program; Temporary Importation; Comparative Labor Costs.