Supply Chain Visibility Best Practices » SMEs http://www.supplychainvisibility.org A source for news, information and insight on maintaining visibility into the supply chain. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:32:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 10+2 Compliance for SMEs http://www.supplychainvisibility.org/isf_compliance/102-compliance-for-smes http://www.supplychainvisibility.org/isf_compliance/102-compliance-for-smes#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:40:23 +0000 SCVBestPractices http://www.supplychainvisibility.org/?p=150 After posting yesterday on some of the issues the new 10+2 rule is creating for importers, I found this article in American Shipper that discusses some of the challenges specific to smaller importers: Reaching the Little Guy. Some major challenges are that many small businesses do not have representatives in foreign countries to track down the necessary information, they are hindered by working in different time zones, or they do now even know who the primary manufacturers are that are used by the buyers with whom they place their orders. I haven’t seen this issue discussed a whole lot in the extensive press coverage on 10+2, but seeing as how small and medium-sized enterprises do make up a significant percentage of importers, it’s definitely worth taking a look at.

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