Authors: Thomas A. Cook, Kelly Raia, Rennie Alston, Kelly Raia (With), Rennie Alston
ISBN-13: 9780814472033, ISBN-10: 0814472036
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: AMACOM
Date Published: April 2003
Edition: BK&CD-ROM
Thomas A. Cook is an advisor or board member for many companies in the global trade arena. His 30-year career includes considerable experience in international manufacturing, insurance, trade finance, and global military supply chain logistics. He has taught at the World Trade Institute of Pace University, and led numerous seminars for the American Management Association. The author of The Ultimate Guide to Export Management (AMACOM), Mr. Cook has also written more than 200 articles on international trade. He is based in Massapequa, New York.
In this resource for supply chain professionals Cook, who has worked in international manufacturing, insurance, trade finance, and military supply chain logistics, attempts to keep large and small firms abreast of the many changes in import/export management since 9/11. He provides practical, detailed information about documentation, operations, procedures, and compliance and security regulations, as well as management tools and logistics. The text has an appendix of forms, tools and checklists and comes with a CD-ROM. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Sect. 1 | The global supply chain | 1 |
1 | Purchasing management skill sets in foreign markets | 3 |
2 | Freight, logistics, and specialized transportation issues for import/export managers | 9 |
3 | Risk management in international business | 46 |
4 | Technology in global trade | 72 |
5 | Global personnel development and structure | 82 |
6 | Developing resources in the import/export supply chain management | 88 |
7 | Free trade zones and bonded warehouses | 98 |
8 | Essential overview of import/export compliance and security management : post 9/11 | 106 |
Sect. 2 | Export Operations | 123 |
9 | Export management : INCO terms, documentation, compliance, operations, and export supply chain skill sets | 125 |
Sect. 3 | Import operations | 159 |
10 | The import supply chain : purchasing, operations, documentation, and compliance management | 161 |
11 | Import strategies in maintaining a "compliant and secure" inbound supply chain | 176 |
12 | Bureau of customs and border protection : compliance and security expectations : post 9/11 | 182 |
13 | Concluding remarks | 187 |