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Download the Guide Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) have long known that FTZs can reduce duty spend for importers. However, finding a way to offer FTZ services without added overhead has not been easy. Download the guide, “How LSPs Are Helping...
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Automating Your Export Shipment and Compliance Processes Streamlining Shipment Flows, Reducing Risk, and Enabling Business Growth Complying with export rules and regulations can be a daunting task. Navigating internal business processes while...
Essential Strategies for a Resilient Global Supply Chain Read our article to discover more about the latest trends impacting global trade and what trade data reveals about the future and how long the crisis will continue. Learn What You Need to Do...
The need for fast and accurate testing while protecting patient data has become an increasingly significant concern during the pandemic. As a result, testing service providers are being challenged to ensure accuracy, timeliness and visibility with...
Organizations face challenges with these emerging compliance requirements because governments are increasingly giving directional guidance, rather than explicit instructions, such as exact directives to screen against set denied parties lists. But...
Challenges and Opportunities in Emerging Compliance Requirements The expectation is for companies to be more accountable in the compliance process than ever before. Take, for instance, U.S. and EU Sanctioned Ownership Screening requirements...
Save Significant Time Identifying New Suppliers To compete successfully in today’s business world, companies need to easily identify alternative sources of suppliers more efficiently than ever before due to intensifying competition, frequent tariff...
With the growth of ecommerce expected to continue at a vigorous pace, B2C and B2B companies are focusing on last-mile delivery strategies to ensure their brands remain competitive. The rise in ecommerce has placed an increased emphasis on the last...
Denied Party Screening and Salesforce CRM Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms such as Salesforce often act as the centralized platform for sales, marketing, and other departments. The contact and lead records within CRMs change at a...
The ROI behind freight visibility Global supply chain visibility has become an extremely hot topic in recent years. In Descartes ' 2021 survey of transportation and logistics professionals, it was rated the #1 capability needed for successful...
As companies continue to digitize their supply chain and logistics operations, they are beginning to recognize that they are sitting on a wealth of information that has an enormous, yet largely untapped potential to help increase their performance...
In the current climate of intensifying customer expectations, and competitive pressure to differentiate service offerings, companies are faced with the challenge of executing delivery at an unprecedented level of efficiency and services. While the...
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For the last 5 years, Descartes has conducted one of the industry’s most comprehensive annual benchmarking surveys of hundreds of transportation decision makers. In this ebook, we’ll reveal the results of our 2021 survey, offer unique market context...
The Biden Administration recently ordered a review of U.S. supply chains to prevent shortages, that have been exacerbated by COVID-19. This white paper analyzes the current situation to offer a perspective into what the Biden Administration’s review...
While many brokers are already using some form of automation, top performers are going a step further to achieve the ultimate goal of finding and booking the most qualified carrier. They are adopting advanced, intelligent AI-driven capacity matching...
Delivery strategies, tactics and technologies have evolved rapidly for B2C and B2B companies. Industry leaders have proven that they can compete on the strength of their delivery capabilities. The myth that higher service levels result in increased...
Analyzing 2020 Imports & the Changes in North American Trade Reporting the latest available data from Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. Census Bureaus, with cumulative trade values over the preceding year. Top commodity rankings based on total FOB Value...
Engaging the customer from purchase to post-delivery enhances the customer experience, improves delivery success and reduces the cost to keep customers informed. Delivery information is the cornerstone of an end-to-end engagement strategy from...
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Get the Third Installment in the Series: Effective Automation To accelerate operations and become a digital forwarder, freight forwarders must automate time-consuming, non-value-added activities and refocus resources on what they do best—moving...
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