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Open Borders, Integrated Supply Chains Break Down Global Trade Barriers, Report Says

May 30, 2012

East Asian economies have recorded marked improvements in their ability to enable trade, while traditional frontrunners Singapore and Hong Kong retain a clear lead at the top of the global rankings, according to the Global Enabling Trade Report 2012, released by the World Economic Forum.

Vast Majority Feel Customs Delays Hinder Management of Their Business, Study Finds

May 30, 2012

Livingston International

More than 80 per cent of small- to mid-sized businesses are concerned about customs delays impacting their ability to properly manage their business - yet nearly a third say they tend to ignore the myriad of changes to government regulations and hope for the best when transporting their goods across international borders.

Technology Aids Compliance With New CSA Regulations

May 30, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

For owners and managers of commercial truck fleets, real-time information on vehicle and driver performance not only helps manage operations and reduce costs, but also ensures compliance with new safety regulations, says Bobby Miller, vice president of product strategy and industry relations at Ortec.

Policy Decisions on Education, Regulations Will Determine if More Manufacturing Leaves U.S., Study Finds

May 29, 2012

University of Michigan

U.S. factories produce about 75 percent of what the country consumes, but the right decisions by both business and political leaders could push that to 95 percent, say University of Michigan researchers.

Cloud-Based Contracts Deliver Cost-Efficiency, Ease to Supply Chain Pros

May 24, 2012

Mangesh Bhandarkar, Senior Product Manager, Adobe Systems Incorporated

The term "logistics" can sometimes take on a negative connotation. When people want to imply complexity and hassle, they often say, "There are a lot of logistics to work out." However, for the logistics industry itself, better business processes can transform the experience of managing goods and services as they move from supplier to recipient domestically and internationally. Technology and the advent of the cloud facilitate easier, less costly operations for logistics companies.

TSA: Dec. 3 Is the Day That All Air Cargo Is to Begin Receiving Some Degree of Security Screening

May 23, 2012

Air Cargo World

Two months after the U.S. Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed that they're moving forward with their joint Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot program, the TSA announced that it set a December 3 deadline for screening all cargo on U.S.-bound passenger flights.

Were China, Japan, South Korea to Establish a Free-Trade Agreement, It Would Pose a Challenge to U.S.

May 23, 2012

The Economist

A first reaction to the announcement on May 13th that China, Japan and South Korea are to open talks on establishing a trilateral free-trade area is to shrug. The idea has been around for a decade. There are many obstacles to its realisation. And not so much as a date has been announced for the talks to begin.

Mastering Traceability in Milk Supply Chain

May 23, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Traceability always has been important to dairy cooperative Agri-Mark, but it has become even more of a focus since passage in 2010 of The Food Safety Modernization Act, which gives the Food and Drug Administration the right to make product recalls mandatory, rather than voluntary.

U.S. Orders Tariffs Beginning at 31 Percent on Chinese Imports of Solar Panels

May 22, 2012

The Los Angeles Times

The Obama administration ordered tariffs of 31 percent and higher on solar panels imported from China, escalating a simmering trade dispute with China over a case that has sharply divided American interests in the growing clean-energy industry.

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?