Global Trade Management Overview

The Global Trade Challenge
Organizations buying or selling goods globally – with one country or one hundred – are being overwhelmed with complexity.

They are grappling with an extended group of global trading partners, a complex array of country-specific trade regulations, and a competitive environment that requires them to shorten cycle times and reduce global logistics costs.

And despite the fact that most organizations have invested heavily in domestic supply chain optimization, in the form of advanced processes and technologies, they remain ill-equipped to handle the complexities of global trade resulting in:

• Poor supply chain performance and customer service
• Increased costs
• Exposure to fines and penalties

The Amber Road Solution
Amber Road is a single, on-demand platform that plans and executes all aspects of global trade. By enabling companies to take a holistic, integrated approach to global trade, Amber Road accelerates the movement of goods across international borders, improves customer service and reduces global supply chain costs.

Amber Road includes deep functional capabilities across all areas of global trade – import/export management, global logistics and trade agreement management. Underpinning all of these solutions is Global Knowledge®, the most comprehensive, intelligent repository of global trade content available anywhere.

Many of the largest, most successful companies in the world are using Amber Road to:

• Perform country-specific compliance checks for imported and exported goods
• Select global carriers, and book and manage international freight
• Track product, container and shipment level details as goods move around the world
• Collaborate with foreign suppliers
• Take advantage of preferential duty programs