One Filing, 48 Agencies: Introducing the 'Single Window' for Trade Compliance September 5, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain For international traders who are sick of filing documents with multiple regulatory agencies, help is on the way.Read More
Will Postal Service Rate Cuts Steal Business From UPS and FedEx? September 2, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain The battle of the parcel carriers has begun.Read More
Lean Is Alive! Why You Need It More Than Ever August 29, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Avnet Inc. just celebrated its 10th anniversary as a Lean company. But the company's search for waste and inefficiency is far from over.Read More
While WTO Dithers, Traders Should Act August 25, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain The path to harmonized and streamlined global trade is steep and strewn with boulders.Read More
Up in the Sky - It's a Cargo Airship! August 22, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain It might seem like a throwback to the dirigibles of the 1930s, but a new type of airship is another animal entirely.Read More
Does U.S. Domestic Shipping Still Need the Jones Act? August 15, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Should foreign-flag vessels and crews be allowed into the U.S. domestic maritime trades?Read More
Yet Another Short-Term Fix for Transportation Funding August 11, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Transportation industry groups are lining up to praise Congress's passage of a bill to resuscitate the Highway Trust Fund. But there's little reason to celebrate.Read More
Battling Risk, Part 2: The Best and Worst Countries for Supply-Chain Resilience August 8, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain There's a new method for benchmarking the resiliency of your supply chain.Read More
Seven Best Practices for Supply Chains in 2025 August 4, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain The seeds of tomorrow's global supply chains are being planted today.Read More
Battling Risk, Part 1: Using Analytics to Uncover Supply-Chain Fraud August 1, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Fraud can happen anywhere in your supply chain. Are you doing enough to stop it?Read More