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Contents
Foreword ix
Preface xi
SECTION ONE: The Global Supply Chain
CHAPTER 1 Purchasing Management Skill Sets in Foreign Markets 3
CHAPTER 2 Freight, Logistics, and Specialized Transportation Issues for Import/Export Managers 25
CHAPTER 3 Risk Management in International Business 87
CHAPTER 4 Technology in Global Trade 119
CHAPTER 5 Global Personnel Deployment and Structure 133
CHAPTER 6 Developing Resources in the Import/Export Supply Chain Management 147
CHAPTER 7 Foreign Trade Zones, Bonded Warehouses, Free Trade Agreements, and Business with China161
CHAPTER 8 Essential Overview of Import/Export Compliance and Security Management: Post 9/11 181
SECTION TWO: Export Operations
CHAPTER 9 Export Management: Incoterms, Documentation, Compliance, Operations, and Export Supply Chain Skill Sets209
SECTION THREE: Import Operations
CHAPTER 10 The Import Supply Chain: Purchasing, Operations, Documentation, and Compliance Management255
CHAPTER 11 Import Strategies in Maintaining a "Compliant and Secure" Inbound Supply Chain 275
CHAPTER 12 Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: Compliance and Security Expectations: Post 9/11 283
CHAPTER 13 Concluding Remarks 293
Appendix297
Index 715
About the author
Thomas A. Cook has 35 years of experience in global logistics and international business, and 25 years teaching with the American Management Association, National Institute for World Trade, and the District Export Councils. Kelly Raia has years of experience in international global supply chain, with a focus on trade compliance.
Summary
Has your company reached its potential from the East Coast to the West Coast, from the Deep South to the Great Lakes? Then look beyond the borders! According to the US Department of Commerce, more than $1.6 trillion in goods are exported annually to dozens of countries, while nearly $2.4 trillion are imported. What could your company’s share in that be?Filled with step-by-step instructions, cost-effective strategies, and ready-to-use forms, this third edition of Mastering Import & Export Management walks you through every key area of this lucrative expansion opportunity for your business, from handling logistics to building a global team to complying with post-9/11 security measures to clearly documenting shipments using Incoterms. You will also find here:• Strategies for reducing risk and spend in global supply chains• New documentation, operations, and procedures• Trade compliance SOPs• Guidance on managing transportation service providers• E-commerce in international tradeCompletely updated, this all-encompassing, self-directed guide simplifies all the latest regulations and gathers together the best practices in the evolving field of import/export. Readers will have all the knowledge and tools required to overcome any challenge and expand their business into lucrative new frontiers.
