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Current State of International Transportation Industry – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Our vision at TRAMES, is to reduce global trade barriers through digitalizing international freight and transportation. By convening players, who would normally work in isolation, to participate on a collaborative platform, information and documentation can now be relayed dynamically, in real time. b) Within each service pillar.

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How to Be a Successful Importer! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

In case you’re from the Philippines, below are some examples of items that are either prohibited or restricted for importation as mandated by the Philippine law according to the International Trade Administration: Toy guns Used motorcycle parts, except engine Specific narcotics, or synthetic drugs (i.e.,

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From soba to udon—Are the noodles in the FTA bowl getting too thick? – LogiSYM December/January 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Documentation to be presented. Hence, a company that may have thought it was doing everything right with the requisite documentation or evidence may find themselves in a position where customs auditors could have a different interpretation of the rules. What constitutes minimal processing. What is “customs control”.

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Supply Chain Risk Management in 2021 and Beyond

Unleashed

You need to map the entire supply chain to capture supply paths, including origin, distribution facilities and critical transport hubs to avoid unexpected disruptions that could bring the business to a standstill. For example, pacific countries such as New Zealand and Australia could potentially source goods from Indonesia or the Philippines.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Hong Kong has a lot of city transport, lengthy lead times, containerized products, and is much more fragmented when compared to the North American market. To gain organizational support to drive change, Nick ran two more simulations: one in Hong Kong and a grease plant in Belgium. This was to show the power of DDMRP with regional differences.

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Tracking the Response to Typhoon Haiyan

MIT Supply Chain

Survivors collect water from a broken water pipe in an area devastated by Typhoon Haiyan on November 12, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. Around 10,000 people are feared dead in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year. Philippines National Government. humanitarian Humanitarian aid logistics Philippine'