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 [...]
When driving by a busy seaport, I’m always awed at the hulking towers of shipping containers stacked eight to ten high in the yards surrounding the terminals. Every ocean container full of goods has [...]
