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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. But even here, Mr. Barraco explains, there is a difference between accidentally shipping goods to bad actors and “intentional violators.”

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ABB’s Daniel Helmig: “We are moving to virtual centres of expertise”

Supply Chain Movement

Daniel Helmig, head of ABB’s Supply Chain management, is currently busy implementing supply chain transformation throughout the company’s 450 plants and many project sites as the company consolidates back end processes and establishes ten global transportation management centres. “It If you want to read more ….

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How Blockchain Could Create the 'Autonomous Container'

Supply Chain Brain

There’s nothing new, for example, about a carrier’s ability to monitor the interior temperature and humidity of a shipping container while in transit. Yet another possible workaround is the blockchain platform known as Corda , developed by R3 for financial markets but adaptable for logistics. With scale, we can lower the cost.”