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How smart shippers can offset the monumental challenges that come with running today’s increasingly complex, intertwined global supply chains.

The FTA compliance process can be difficult, but as this whitepaper will cover, the benefits almost always outweigh the inconvenience.

When Canada’s Office of the Auditor General released its 2017 audit focused on “customs duties,” a key finding included the fact “that importers misclassified about 20 percent of goods coming into Canada and may have ended up paying a lesser amount of duty as a result.”

Many disruptions are avoidable, however having alternate plans in place that addresses various disruption scenarios is they key.

In this special issue, the editorial staff of Logistics Management has compiled feature stories that encapsulate the software, technology, and processes that are helping today’s retail and manufacturing professionals exceed ever-increasing customer demands - whether in B2B or direct to consumers..

Today’s manufacturers face seemingly competing challenges to meet customer expectations for fresh inventory offered via multiple platforms while relying on increasingly global supplier networks.

This new white paper from Purolator International, “Seven Steps to Export Success: Top Considerations before reaching out to International Markets,” provides an overview of these and other critical export issues.

Small- and mid-sized businesses face unprecedented challenges in adapting their supply chain practices to meet changing customer expectations.

Today, expedited service refers to fast, uninterrupted delivery service with premium attention to customer service and shipment specifics.

Last-mile delivery is the most important – and the most expensive – part of the logistics process, accounting for an estimated 28 percent of overall transportation spend.

A mid-February 2017 report by Business Insider detailed the proposed border adjustment tax, currently under consideration in the U.S. Congress, which would impose a 20 percent tax on all goods entering the United States.

Computer giants are dependent on a well orchestrated supply chain that involves hundreds of suppliers that are entrusted to deliver needed supplies at the right location and at precisely the right time.

A logistics provider that has the skills and experience to manage a multifaceted omni-channel fulfillment process and can prioritize customer service every step of the way.

As manufacturers continue to invest in breakthrough research, they tend to overlook the need for a plan to put those products into consumers’ hands.

Selling to Canada - either via eCommerce or by establishing a physical presence - can be fraught with perils for a business that fails to do its homework and understand precisely what is involved in transporting goods into Canada.