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You cannot choose what you cannot see.
Essays on operating truth, nearshoring, tariffs, and what a factory becomes when it can see its own cost.
Nearshoring
Nearshoring is an efficiency problem before it is a wage problem.
At 42% the same September peak needs 358 operators. At 85% it needs 177. The gap is the argument.
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Tariffs
A tariff is a costing problem you solve before you quote.
Duty lands on a component, a supplier and a country of origin. Most quotes see it as one line at the bottom.
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What It Cost
The mill chargeback you are leaving inside tolerance.
Fleece shipping 3.07% heavy stays in spec at ±5%. 05K a year absorbed; 0K claimable.
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