Gibson Guitar Hits Sour Note, Settles Import Violations Case

Posted by Caroline Brown on August 31, 2012

Earlier this month, the US Justice Department announced that Gibson Guitar has agreed to pay a penalty of $300,000 for illegally importing exotic wood from Madagascar. Gibson has also agreed to donate $50,000 to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and was forced to sacrifice their inventory of the illegal wood, which was valued at $261,844.

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Topics: Global Sourcing, Import Management

eVOLVE 2012 Update: Eric Hirschhorn Announced as Keynote Speaker

Posted by Caroline Brown on August 23, 2012

Under Secretary of the Bureau of Industry & Security Announced as Keynote Speaker at Amber Road's User Conference

Amber Road is pleased to announce that Eric Hirschhorn, Under Secretary of the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), will be a keynote speaker at our annual user conference, eVOLVE 2012! He will be providing an update on export reform.

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Topics: Global Trade Management Software, Amber Road News, Global Trade Management, Events

DOJ Uncovers Massive U.S. Customs Fraud Scheme

Posted by Caroline Brown on August 17, 2012

Three international trade companies, the President of the San Diego Customs Brokers Association, and seven others face federal charges after investigators uncovered a multi-million dollar import fraud scheme in Southern California.

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Topics: Import Management, Document Management, Product Classification, Entry Management

Goodbye Email, Hello Content Collaboration

Posted by Gary M. Barraco on August 9, 2012

In an effort to streamline our lives and communication among our internal teams, we have inevitably done just the opposite – caused disorganization, confusion and big delays in productivity.

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Topics: Supplier Management, Document Management

Managing Multiple Sourcing in Your Global Trade Management Solution

Posted by Ty Bordner on August 2, 2012

Procurement, Compliance and Logistics Professionals all play Important Roles in ordering Products

Global importers simply don’t have the option of depending on a single supplier for a variety of items. Both the demands of supply chain resiliency and the reality of maintaining stock levels make it necessary to obtain the same item from multiple suppliers. Particularly if you are a global retailer or manufacturer with distributed outlets or plants, it’s neither practical nor possible to source all units from a single vendor.

This is where the concept of multiple sourcing comes in — literally buying items from more than one source. While multiple sourcing is straightforward in theory, as a practice it is more complex from a global trade management perspective, including implications for landed cost, compliance and logistics.

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Topics: Retail, Global Trade Management Software, Landed Cost Calculation, Global Sourcing, Import Management, Global Trade Management

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