The deluge of challenges we faced in 2020 hasn’t really subsided in 2021, although many of us hoped it would. Still at the forefront, disruptions from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continue to [...]
Retailers know what catches a savvy shopper's attention: Give them a discount, reward dollars, rewards points or even a rebate. Discounts are attractive to companies too. Minimizing international trade duties is one [...]
INTTRA by E2open supports the new DCSA transport document standards. INTTRA by E2open (INTTRA), the largest digital network and information provider at the center of the ocean shipping industry, has a long [...]
When you think sanctions, there are a few things that probably come to mind: Iran, North Korea, possibly Russia. You may envision munitions being smuggled in Cold War-era trucks by rogue factions [...]
Free trade agreements, foreign trade policies, sanctions and restrictions are making headlines more than ever in the past few decades. The significant renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) led [...]
When introducing new products, changing suppliers or components or sourcing from new regions, procurement teams need to take into account several factors. Historically, product quality, supplier performance and unit price have ranked [...]
Years ago, the baseline for visibility was simple track-and-trace—where’s my stuff? Today, companies have advanced far beyond that, especially when global disruptions throw supply chains into a tail-spin that makes recovery difficult. [...]
For companies moving goods, managing every stage of the shipment - over the ocean and the last mile – can be extremely complicated. Even some large companies struggle with distribution challenges and [...]
In 2017, supply chains started lagging as China production slowed down due to the tariff war, then they ground to a halt as the world experiences a pandemic. When production gears up [...]
Predicting the future is a trying task in today’s global trade environment. You can’t talk about global shipping unless you take into account the trade policy shifts that continue to impact consumers [...]
