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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

In April of 2022, British American Tobacco, headquartered in the UK, agreed to pay $508 million in fines for selling their products to North Korea. But even here, Mr. Barraco explains, there is a difference between accidentally shipping goods to bad actors and “intentional violators.” Treasury Department.

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What Supply Chain Risks Must Supply Chain Execs Keep Top of Mind?

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Also, risks can range from working with entities outside of a given company, such as third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ), to changes in the expected movements of a product, otherwise known as scope change risks. Another risk in today’s supply chains is directly related to workers, explains Supply Chain Dive. In the short-term future.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

This is not only true for financial investments, but also for supply chain and logistics predictions. Like I said last year, making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target: sometimes you get lucky and hit the mark; other times you miss the bullseye by a mile. Photo By: MAJ Aaron Haney.