All Whitepapers: Page 17

Supply Chain Operations: Strategies for Long-Term Success

Supply-chain management consultant River Rock Advisors breaks down four key components of a successful operational strategy: preparation, implementation, execution and measurement.

AI and Analytics: The Importance of Visualization and Data

Logility

The strong visualization of meaningful data is also crucial to a business’s success with artificial intelligence and analytics. It creates an engaging user experience that presents information in a highly intuitive way.

Man and Machine: The Future of Fulfillment

Locus Robotics

Robots present advantages that, combined with human brain and brawn, make for optimum operations that improve the lives of workers, too.

Robots and Long-Tail Strategy: Growing the Business Without Adding Labor

The coronavirus pandemic has made it clear that humans make supply chains vulnerable to failure. Greater reliance on automated solutions will be a given from here on out.

Top Five Roadblocks to Canada-Bound Shipments

It's About 500 miles from New York City to Toronto, but it can take as long as two weeks to complete deliveries. In fact, for many U.S. businesses, deliveries to and across Canada take significantly longer than those in the states.

Protect Your International Gains by Ensuring You’re in Compliance

Flash Global

Here's what it takes to successfully import and export — and a checklist to audit your current trade compliance program.

Foreign Trade Zones

Purolator International

Logistics efficiency, tax savings and enhanced cash flow lead the list of benefits available through foreign-trade zones.

Five Tips for U.S. Small Business Competitiveness in the Canadian Market

Purolator International

On-time deliveries, cost management and meeting customer expectations are just a few concerns that prevent small businesses from expanding to the Canadian market.

U.S., International Customs Practices Under Review As E-Commerce Volume Surges

Purolator International

A surge in volume is straining the resources of global customs agencies. Here's how the international trade community is responding, and how shippers may be impacted.

Incoterms 2020: Revised Rules for International Shipping

Purolator International

The International Chamber of Commerce has released its revised list of international shipping terms. Here are this year's new rules of the road.

Direct-Ship Vendor Solutions Mean Faster E-Commerce Deliveries, Improved Efficiency

Purolator International

To meet today's complex fulfillment requirements, many e-commerce businesses are turning to direct-ship strategies — whereby vendors maintain control of inventory and order fulfillment.

Correcting Errors in U.S. Customs Entry Filings

Purolator International

Customs compliance can be difficult, and mistakes happen. But U.S. Customs and Border Protection offers several paths for rectifying errors.