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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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Chinese New Year Shutdown 2020: How to Prepare

ShipBob

In mainland China (and even in other countries that celebrate the holiday such as Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Brunei), the Chinese New Year holiday is a very big deal. Shipping delays. For some Americans, the holiday comes and goes without them even noticing.

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Forced Labor in Seafood Supply Chains

EcoVadis

State Department, Southeast Asian countries, and notably Thailand, are also sources of widespread modern slavery. State Department responded to the media reports by blacklisting Thailand – essentially placing constraints on Thai trade similar to those placed on North Korea. According to the U.S.

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

GlobalTranz

Failure to do so would result in extreme inaccuracies in inventory management and additional delays throughout shipping processes. As seen recently with additional sanctions levied against North Korea and other countries, a change in politics may result in the cutoff of critical supply chain functions.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

The kids are back at school, we have air conditioning again, and North Korea tested a nuclear bomb yesterday. “If Source: https://www.oracle.com/us/assets/logfire-general-presentation-3211400.pdf. Everything is back to normal. I’m rooting for love.

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

Talking Logistics

The answers to those questions and more could significantly impact supply chain strategies, everything from sourcing decisions to network design, which is why my prediction from two years ago — that more companies will start treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process — is now a critical necessity.