Trade Compliance For Travel Companies? Five Areas of Risk You Should Know
Mention “International Trade Compliance” in most circles and the common association will be of controlled goods and the need for manufacturers to properly screen their orders. What doesn’t come immediately to...
U.S. Announces Tariffs – Why Supply Chain Design Tools May Not Be Enough
The United States president has announced significant tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium. Although there are several countries excluded, the exact impact of this decision on global supply chains is...
Your Quick Guide To AES — The Automated Exports System
AES, ACE, CBP, EEI, HS… US exporters have to deal with a lot of regulations — and a lot of abbreviations. Here we discuss the Automated Exports System, the importance of...
Freight Bill Audit and Payment — Why Outsourcing May Not Be What’s Best For...
Auditing your freight bills can uncover significant differences between what you have been charged versus the service you received. In this QAD Precision Report we look at the pros and cons...
Optimizing the Medical Device Supply Chain
Having a well-managed supply chain is important to every industry. In the aerospace and defense industry, manufacturers have to audit their suppliers to make sure they are following regulations regarding weapons...
Managing Risk in the New Global Supply Chain
The new administration in the U.S. is beginning to make changes to trade policy, such as President Trump’s renegotiating of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and withdrawal from the...
Managing the Supply Chain in Difficult Economic Times
Even in the best of economic times, managing the supply chain can be incredibly difficult. Sure, it’s great when your business has more orders than it knows what to do with,...
Coping with Growing Supply Chain Complexity
With all of the changes experienced by the consumer products industry over the last several years, older methods for matching supply to demand are no longer as effective as they used...
Considerations When Evaluating Supply Chain Visibility Solutions
Supply chain visibility (SCV) has become more important as companies have outsourced parts of their supply chains and lost control and visibility over what used to be part of their own...
Five Considerations to Address Supply Chain Risk
Now that the automotive industry has requirements for risk-based thinking (the upcoming ISO/TS 16949 due out at year-end) and risk management (MMOG/LE v4) how does your organization begin to tackle ensuring...