This course outlines these challenges and offers specific management strategies in dealing with operations, technology, compliance, risk and spending in global trade.

Key Topics Covered:

•      Understanding the Challenges of Global Trade and Supply Chain Operations
•      Working with Foreign Business Development: Imports and Exports
•      Foreign Sourcing, Purchasing and Vendor Management
•      Freight and Logistics
•      Managing Freight Forwarders, Customhouse Brokers and 3PL’s
•      Managing Carriers Direct
•      Managing Freight RFP’s
•      Leveraging INCO Terms
•      Navigating Risk and Spend
•      Tariff Mitigation Strategies
•      International Insurance Issues
•      Understanding Geopolitical, Economic and Cultural Issues in Global Supply Chain Trade Compliance Management
•      Warehousing, Fulfillment and Distribution
•      Best Practices in International Business and Global Supply Chain Operations