Global Trade Management

Rippling Benefits of Origin Consolidation

May 28, 2012

Agentrics NeoGrid Launches Supply-Chain Collaboration Portal

May 25, 2012

Agentrics NeoGrid, a vendor of products for supply-chain synchronization, has created the NeoGrid Portal. The new collaboration tool integrates existing systems within a company, creating a single point of access for managing the entire network of a client's supply chain.

Accellos Announces SQL Server 2012 Certification; Update of Workspace App

May 24, 2012

Accellos Inc.

Accellos Inc. has certified the newest version of its AccellosOne Warehouse software application with Microsoft SQL Server 2012.

Terra Technology Unveils App for Long-Term Demand Sensing

May 22, 2012

Terra Technology

Terra Technology has added to its Demand Sensing product suite with the introduction of a Long-Term Demand Sensing (LDS) application.

Pick the Perfect Plan. Then Add People

May 21, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

How we love our information systems, our management theories, our best-laid plans. And how often they fail us. It reminds me of what the playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett once said about his work. "Each time one thinks one starts fresh, new," he mused. "Yet each time one reaches the same impasse. There are many ways to begin, many roads to it, but always the same impasse at the end."

Pain Points in Business Forecasting

May 21, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

People, processes and technology are the three key areas where companies are experiencing "pain points" in their forecasting efforts, says Eric Ball, solutions manager with Avercast LLC. The people side is especially vital, given the trend within many companies of "trying to do more with less." Too often businesses rely on a new piece of technology to improve their forecasting, ignoring the need for humans to run the system. "Coupled with budget cutbacks left and right, developing personnel is a tremendous issue," he says.

It's Good for Everybody that U.S.-Colombia Free-Trade Pact Has Gone Into Effect - Finally

May 18, 2012

Investor's Business Daily

Six years after it was signed, the U.S.-Colombia free-trade agreement has taken effect, giving the U.S. economy a shot in the arm. Tell us again why this pact was a bad thing?

Managing Global Supply Chain Risk

May 16, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

As a tier one automotive supplier, Active Tools International knows the importance of avoiding and mitigating supply chain disruptions. Bill Keller, president of global operations, says the company has developed written risk mitigation plans that emphasize the use of dual sourcing of parts.

The Changing Dynamics of Global Supply Chains

May 16, 2012

Robert Gifford, EVP Global Logistics, Ingram Micro

EU's Dire Plight Raises Questions About Euro, Economic Austerity

May 14, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Last week's elections in France and Greece have caused so much economic and political turmoil throughout Europe that the grand eurozone experiment might be on the verge of collapse.

Global Trade Management

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding global trade management software and systems and their impact on supply chain management. New developments in global trade management software - which streamlines logistics and business processes related to cross-border trade - are transforming the way companies operate and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using global trade management solutions for supply chain optimization.