Eddie Fonseca — InsightsEddie Fonseca's insights on international trade, freight and cross-border across Asia, Latin America and the US.https://www.efonseca.com/en-usHow to choose a freight forwarder: 7 questions before you signhttps://www.efonseca.com/en/insights/how-to-choose-a-freight-forwarder/https://www.efonseca.com/en/insights/how-to-choose-a-freight-forwarder/Seven questions that separate a good freight forwarder from one that costs you margin: real capacity, all-in quotes, free time, insurance and data.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTfreight forwarderinternational freightprocurementimportslogisticsWhat I learned governing a US$160M+ freight portfoliohttps://www.efonseca.com/en/insights/lessons-from-a-160m-freight-portfolio/https://www.efonseca.com/en/insights/lessons-from-a-160m-freight-portfolio/Pricing as governance, margin thresholds and multi-year carrier contracts: lessons from managing an international freight portfolio of more than US$160M.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpricingprocurementocean freightcarriersmarginFrom 63.5% to 86.8%: what OTIF is and how to really improve ithttps://www.efonseca.com/en/insights/what-is-otif-and-how-to-improve-it/https://www.efonseca.com/en/insights/what-is-otif-and-how-to-improve-it/What OTIF measures, why it is so demanding, and the three changes that took Mattel’s Latin America OTIF from 63.5% to 86.8%.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTOTIFsupply chainservice levelfulfillmentcarriersWhen to move inventory to a US fulfillment centerhttps://www.efonseca.com/en/insights/when-to-move-inventory-to-us-fulfillment/https://www.efonseca.com/en/insights/when-to-move-inventory-to-us-fulfillment/Three numbers decide whether a brand should stop shipping order by order from Mexico and hold inventory in the US: volume, cost per order and returns.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcross-borderfulfillmente-commerceD2CMexico–US