Leveraging Import Classification: 5 Lessons Learned
Correctly classifying goods for import or export with the correct Harmonized System (HS) codes is no easy task. The HS is an internationally recognized tariff nomenclature that uses a six digit...
Why Integrate Your Global Trade and Transportation Solutions
Shipping goods across multiple geographies is a complex process. In this QAD Precision Report we look at why multinationals benefit from integrating their global trade and transportation operations.
Geopolitical relations have always...
Visions of the Automotive Supply Chain Prophets
Have you heard about our new podcast? Together with Quistem Founder and President Cathy Fisher, the two of us are co-hosting "Auto Supply Chain Prophets," which is the first podcast dedicated...
Integrated SIOP is Here to Stay, and this may be Why
The Situation
As end-user behavior and demand continue to shift rapidly, unified and dynamic operations, with favorable financial outcomes are essential for achieving supply chain resilience.
Get in Line: Supply Chain Management in the Age of Scarcity
For the past 30 years, the automotive industry has been hyper-focused on increasing efficiencies by reducing variabilities. And with an industry that had remained relatively steady for decades, achieving this level...
Is It Safe to Share 2022 Predictions for Manufacturing and the Supply Chain?
After the last two years, it’s no surprise that some might be hesitant to make predictions about the state of manufacturing, supply chains and digital transformation for the new year. But...
What’s the Best Response to Global Supply Chain Disruption?
The global supply chain is facing a perfect storm of challenges, and dealing with it, according to GE CEO Larry Culp, “really is akin to playing Whac-A-Mole.” As one headache is...
Foreign-Trade Zones for Pharma: A Prescription for Savings
In recent years, many pharmaceutical companies in the United States have turned to the US Foreign-Trade Zones Program to lower production costs. In this QAD Precision Report we look at the...
Supply Chain Disruption: What Will Happen with the Holidays?
This holiday season, the items consumers deck the halls with may depend on what they can find.
The COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather events and trade issues have crippled the global economy and...
What is Demand Planning?
Demand planning helps ensure deliverability and satisfaction of your customers through a supply chain management process of forecasting and predicting demand. The goal is to find the balance between...