2011/05/19 THIS and THAT

PICARD 2011: Customs Research and Practice

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You might think that customs doesn’t generate much academic research, but in fact it does, and every year the World Customs Organization WCO holds a conference where practice and theory can meet: the WCO PICARD Conference. In 2011 it will be in Switzerland, Geneva, 14-16 September. [ ... ]

2011/04/19 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Supply Chain Security Management: an overview

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Security concerns are an issue of importance in any supply chain. This paper presents the current state of initiatives in supply chain security management, and discusses their managerial implications, highlighting the importance of interplay between various business and governmental parties. [ ... ]

2011/01/09 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Trends & drivers - cross-border supply chains

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What are the main change and trend drivers for international supply chains? How will future cross-border supply chains look like? In a study commissioned by the World Customs Organization in 2006, they sought to identify a set of foreseeable drivers of change and their predicted impact on global supply chain management for the next 20 years. [ ... ]