Clarissa Willis

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July 1, 2021

The International Language of Trade Gets an Update: Harmonized System Revisions Published

Change is good but often challenging. This is especially true when massive changes occur to regulatory data that affect international commerce. Yet a mammoth change in regulatory guidance occurs every five years that affects everyone moving goods globally. Like clockwork, every five years the World Customs Organization (WCO)—the international organization that manages the Harmonized System...

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July 15, 2021

Good Governance Starts at Home

If your company engages in global trade, you know that you have no choice but to screen every party to an export transaction. Government agencies require you to “know your customer”— as well as the banks, carriers and freight forwarders in your logistics ecosystem. However, restricted party screening applies more broadly than just when moving...

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July 15, 2021

“You’re going to be audited”: Automating Your Compliance Audit

The anatomy of a compliance self-audit A trade compliance self-audit or assessment quantifies a company's level of compliance with applicable trade control regulations for all export and import transactions, including restricted party screening and trade agreement claims. These assessments include two primary activities. The first is collecting and analyzing "soft data." The second is reviewing...

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July 30, 2021

Pharmaceutical and Life Science Manufacturing: Are You in Control?

Modernizing your supply chain is a worthy goal, and for pharmaceutical and life science companies, a big part of modernization is to outsource manufacturing and other business functions to various trading partners across the supply chain. There are many good reasons to do so. Benefits include cost savings, efficiency, specialized manufacturing capabilities, and operational productivity...

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August 12, 2021

What Does “AI” Even Mean?

My last blog post about artificial intelligence (AI) covered some of the technology’s history, including how engineers, scientists, writers and readers all understood the rise of AI would change everything. Decades later, it has, though not as some of those early pioneers predicted. AI is now used to process data, recognize patterns, predict outcomes, and...

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August 13, 2021

“Open the Gates. We Need More”: How Governments Control the Flow of Goods through Regulations

Soybeans are a high-volume commodity, especially for China, the largest importer of soybeans in the world. China imports around 90% of its soybeans from the United States, Brazil and a few other nations. In the first six months of 2021, China imported a record 48.95 million tons, up nearly nine percent over last year. The...

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October 11, 2021

Embarking on Digitalization with MSC and e2open

If there was one thing to learn from the way the global pandemic affected the shipping industry, it was to expect the unexpected. While some experts predicted that reopening economies would cause gridlock in global shipping, no one was expecting the chaos taking place at ports and along trade routes. Compounding the current issues, the...

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November 20, 2021

Where’s the Bottleneck and Who’s Going to Straighten It Out?

A few weeks ago, when the US port crisis boiled up enough to garner the attention of every major media outlet in the world, children everywhere began preparing their Christmas lists well in advance of any holiday-themed TV commercials or mall Santas sharing their jolliness. The news was bleak—you might not get your holiday gifts...

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November 30, 2021

The Logistics Relay Race

Not too many people are familiar with the Ragnar relay races. In these endurance competitions, teams of 12 individuals run various segments (or legs) of a 200-mile race, some teammates running through the night. Each participant will run a total of between 11 and 24 miles over several legs. Ragnar relays are different from relay...

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December 14, 2021

The Power of a Network

Supply chains have followed the same basic playbook for decades — and for a long time, that was enough. Companies made small process updates when markets shifted, but the core operating model stayed the same. Today, everything is different. Modern supply chains are global, interconnected and under pressure to move faster than ever. Companies depend...

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January 11, 2022

A Strategic Approach to Direct Procurement

Outsourced manufacturing is the norm today, often involving thousands of suppliers and sites scattered around the globe. Direct procurement departments — those responsible for purchasing materials and components for end products — are tasked with more responsibilities than ever. They must assess suppliers globally and make every effort to acquire materials at the optimal cost...

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January 18, 2022

Leading the Way in Green Manufacturing

When it comes to sustainability in the supply chain, two things matter most: emit less carbon and use less water to make and deliver goods. The consensus of scientists is that these two factors, especially carbon, will help keep the earth’s temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. Serious impacts—environmental, social and corporate—are predicted...

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February 28, 2022

Under the Surface: You Need to Know about Scope 3 Emissions

These days, virtually every media cycle brings news that yet another company has made a net-zero pledge, or that yet another regulatory body is considering action to curb climate impacts. We have known for a long time that supply chains account for much of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In fact, according to Boston...

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March 14, 2022

E2open is ATLAS-IMPOST Certified in Germany for its Customs Management Software

E2open’s Customs Management intelligent application has been certified for German ATLAS-IMPOST customs declarations. ATLAS-IMPOST is a new type of import filing for mail and courier shipments into Germany created for efficient customs and import sales tax treatment of low-value shipments up to 150 euros, such as e-commerce parcels. The new declaration type recently went live...

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March 25, 2022

Heightened Global Trade Compliance Calls for “Newer” Technology

Life has become increasingly challenging for trade compliance professionals. What was once considered an “insurance policy” instead of an “assurance policy” has evolved into a critical yet complex area of the supply chain that demands equal status with logistics and sourcing. Turbulent political and economic conditions, the rapid acceleration of e-commerce boosted by the pandemic...

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