As manufacturers shift production from Asia to the western hemisphere, attention turns to Mexico as the ideal blend of low labor rates and proximity to U.S. consumer markets. Not so fast, though - there remain a number of issues to be adressed, before companies can set up successful operations south of the border. To be sure, the country's maquiladora network of factories is already well-established, and 

 

can be expanded to accommodate the new surge of production. But companies are deeply concerned about the state of Mexico's transportation infrastructure. What's more, the many reports of violence by drug gangs have them worried about the security of their people, as well as goods in transit. In this interview, conducted at SCOPE Spring 2014 in Chicago, Hamson talks about the realities of doing business in Mexico...