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Our goal is to cover all facets of Global Trade Management to assist importers, exporters, logistics providers, and financial institutions to understand current trends and apply best practices in their organization. We will cover GTM from the business process, the technology, the information serices, and the people that make it all possible in areas like:
- Trade Strategy
- Origin Management
- Trade Agreement Management
- Export Compliance
- Import Compliance
- International Transportation Management
- Supply Chain Visibility and
- Performance Management
And to help executives formulate strategies and answer questions like:
- How can I strengthen regulatory compliance as the number of countries I trade with increases?
- What is the best approach to make sourcing and/or distribution decisions based on total landed cost?
- What are the IT requirements of shifting from a Distribution to a Direct Procurement model?
- How should my organization balance centralized and decentralized resources in global supply chain management?
- What is the best way of communicating the business case for a GTM investment?
- What are the best practices in Supply Chain Visibility and how can I get the value from my implementation?
- How should I structure my global manufacturing to best leverage preferential trade agreements?
- What metrics are used to manage GTM?
- How can I contain escalating costs in international transportation?
Please join our site to keep current on GTM; to not only educate yourself, but to share your experiences in this area and advance the entire community.
– Nathan Pieri
Date: May 28, 2008