Today, robberies are strengthening the informal market, while in formal activities such as industry, production lines are being altered with the effects this has on the economy.
In line with the above, Iker de Luisa, General Director of the AMF, said that within the eight (8) points identified by the Mexican Railway Association (AMF)The firstof the eight (8) points that the organization identifies to reduce theft has to do with addressing the sales cycle of what is stolen. "(It is required) to discourage the purchase of these products with intelligence".
"We are competing against our products in the informal market," said Edgar Chahin Trueba, a member of the Board of Directors of the ANTP.
Based on figures from SensiGuard Supply Chain Intelligence CenterThe figures for the first quarter of the year show that 28% of the total merchandise stolen from the auto transports corresponds to food and beverages and the same percentage to fuel; products that are reaching the final consumers.
Chahín was emphatic in mentioning that the approach of always thanking the authority for the security provided should be changed, when this should be a condition to be provided by the State.
He pointed out that he must work on investment in security, "in Mexico we invest an average of 1.6% of GDP in security, it is not enough. He described the case of Orizaba (Puebla) where up to 14% has been invested in this area and the results are evident. According to SensiGuard the city is in the eighth place, while in recent years occupied the second or third position.
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