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Global Trade Compliance (GTC): A Beginner’s Guide

Logistics Viewpoints

Global Trade Compliance ( GTC ) solutions automate and streamline processes related to customs and regulatory compliance. Key drivers for this market are the sheer complexity associated with complying with global trade regulations and a desire to source and export in a manner that lowers tariffs.

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WiseTech Global’s Data Moat: The Future of Global Trade Intelligence

Techgistics

WiseTech Global operates in the unglamorous yet critical domain of global trade and logistics software. However, WiseTech is building a similar moat in the B2B realm of global trade. WiseTech claims that their software touches over 55% of global manufactured trade flows is staggering.

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Global Giants: ICAT Moves the World’s Largest Cargo with Chris Cser

The Logistics of Logistics

Chris Cser and Joe Lynch discuss global giants – ICAT moves the world’s largest cargo. Summary: Global Giants: ICAT Moves the World’s Largest Cargo In this podcast, Chris Cser, Director of Operations at ICAT Logistics, takes us on a journey through the complex world of global logistics. Packaging bulky loads.

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From Globalization to Glocalization

Enterra Insights

Many experts believe the era of “hyper-globalization” is coming to an end — writing has been on the wall for years. What’s replacing hyper-globalization? In one of those early articles, I wrote, “Globalization integrates trade by disintegrating production chains and dispersing them across economies.

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How a Global CPG Leader Optimized $500M of Direct Materials Spend and Exceeded Savings Goal

This case study — How a Global CPG Leader Optimized $500M of Direct Materials Spend and Exceeded Savings Goal by Partnering with GEP — details how GEP’s strategic insights helped the company increase its resilience and optimize direct materials spend to drive year-over-year savings. The result was a year-over-year savings of more than 3%.

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The Green Corridor: Green Global Trade

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

These numbers drive governments and drive global investment. Pollution and methods (to make bricks for example) are not generally in the picture – only the output. GDP and other standard measures in economics boil down output and delivers that as a measure for societies to use. This is especially the case when it comes to trade.

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Building a Global Logistics Juggernaut with Nourhan Beyrouti

The Logistics of Logistics

Nourhan Beyrouti and Joe Lynch discuss building a global logistics juggernaut. Nourhan is Global Chief Revenue Officer at AJEX Logistics Services , Saudi Arabia’s fastest growing transportation company. As the first management hire, he was instrumental in guiding the company toward its acquisition by UPS in May of 2022.

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How One Manufacturer Used GEP SOFTWARE To Save $45M in Direct Material Sourcing

For global manufacturers, managing direct and indirect material spend can get very complicated very quickly. Multiple legacy systems prevent procurement from standardizing processes and tracking what they’re spending with each supplier.

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GEP Outlook 2022

The GEP Outlook 2022 report explores global business trends and features seven critical leadership themes that will help you proactively prepare for and power through the challenges ahead. Supply chain and procurement leaders need to know how to navigate an altered playing field and rethink their approach in 2022 in a never-normal world.

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The Current and Future Use of Gen-AI in Supply Chains

Karan, Global Senior Director at Baxter International; Christopher Tang, Professor at UCLA and more. But here’s the secret: success will only come from strong human-AI collaboration, reveals this new new Economist Impact report. Featuring insights from: Steve Armato, Vice-President at Amazon A.K.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions.

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally. This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting.

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Protecting Your Supply Chain Against Economic Uncertainty

Many are predicting a recession due to inflation rates, market performance, and global events like Russia's war in Ukraine. How will that economic uncertainty impact your supply chain? Discover 5 major supply chain risks and how to manage them.

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Supply Chain Management Challenges in Remote Operations

In the wake of COVID-19, the prevalent global situation changed dramatically, posing unprecedented challenges for supply chains worldwide. Supply chain management, even in real-world scenarios, can present varied challenges. When operations are conducted at remote locations, these challenges increase manifold.

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5 Critical Challenges Facing Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

There’s little room for error in most global supply chains, but none for the pharma cold chain. Real-time visibility and tracking are critical to order accuracy, schedule reliability, inventory management and compliance in a high-value, highly regulated industry. Failure is measured in lost revenue, reputation, and potentially patient lives.