Although public procurement policies vary widely from country to country, most national governments issue purchasing guidelines for state-owned enterprises. Public spending is big business. MORE

TIA is North America's leading association for freight brokers and 3PLs, with more than 1,700 members. Mantione previously served as the Director of Membership and Region Development for the Design-Build Institute of America. MORE

However, any global organisation will tell you that their concerns reach past North America. There are dozens of potential implications due to World Trade Organisation guidelines, each of which may impact procurement teams. In our last blog post we examined the factors impacting the 2019 economic climate in the United States. So what does the economic forecast look like in Europe? In this series, JAGGAER dives into the 2019 economic outlook both in the U.S. MORE

E-commerce focus in North America, UK, Germany, Japan, China, India, and Brazil is intense. ALIBABA GUIDELINE: Do not pursue a growth strategy until you really understand marketplaces and your marketplace path forward. Nicolas A. Tonelli/Flickr. MORE

According to the World Shipping Council’s guidelines on the law, “In order to address safety problems at sea and on shore arising from container shipments that have incorrect weight declarations, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention, Chapter VI Regulation 2 – Cargo information regarding a mandatory container gross weight verification.”. MORE

Compliance: • Who is responsible for routing, packaging, and shipping guidelines? • Who is responsible for charge-backs? RVCF includes North America’s leading retailers, merchandise suppliers, and service providers)…. MORE

And when you combine our two carrier networks, we will have by far the largest in North America.”, Furthermore, the global capabilities of LeanTMS ensure compliance by providing complete supply chain visibility and access to industry data to meet multi-regional regulations and guidelines. Leading logistics solutions provider strengthens offering with global SaaS transportation platform. MORE