Additional Resources

eBooks

eBook: 10+2 Vital Facts about the Importer Security Filing - This eBook covers 12 vital facts that importers must be aware of to successfully comply with the ISF regulations, aka “10+2″, including answers to many frequently-asked questions.

White Papers

White Paper: Automating the Import Supply Chain- With the new 10+2 regulations, new Global Trade Management (GTM) technologies are increasingly important to automate global operations and provide pre-validated entry data and shipping documentation to global suppliers and carriers to ensure compliance.

Case Studies

Case Study: Glazer’s Achieves High Spirits with Amber Road - The second largest distributor of wine and spirits in the US, Glazer’s was operating in a tightly regulated industry with outdated business processes and systems, and was challenged by a lack of visibility to inbound orders from its global vendors and suppliers. With access to real-time data on shipment dispatches and warehouse receipts, users can now better manage safety stock levels at each distribution centre, avoid expediting and reduce domestic transportation costs.

Case Study: Bunzl Distribution USA Streamlines its Inbound Supply Chain - Bunzl Distribution USA needed to establish a transparent and compliant import supply chain. The company implemented Supply Chain Visibility and Trade Automation solutions from Amber Road in order to improve visibility of inbound shipments, monitor carrier and supplier performance, and automate customs entry.

Analyst Reports

AberdeenGroup: Globalization: Linking Supply Chain Transformation to the Profit and Loss Statement - This new report from the AberdeenGroup explores how 56 companies with active C-level involvement are approaching the global expansion of their supply chains.

AberdeenGroup: Supply Chain Visibility Excellence: Fostering Security, Resiliency, and Efficiency – This new report from AberdeenGroup focuses on gaining visibility into critical elements across the end-to-end logistics network for improving cost and service. Additionally, it takes a look at how Best-in-Class companies are streamlining their supply chains.

AberdeenGroup GTM 2010: Strategies for Mastering Trade Compliance and Supply Chain Complexity – Aberdeen Group’s survey of 136 global exporters and importers in August and September 2010 reveals that trade compliance teams are actively revamping and augmenting their Global Trade Management (GTM) and specifically their Global Trade Compliance (GTC) programs to stay current with supply and demand fluctuations, growing global operations, increasing operational complexity and risk, and trade lane changes.