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In this interactive presentation, trusted trade authority Tom Cook discusses the uncertainty and disruption in today’s global supply chain, outlining the solutions available for tariff mitigation and risk and spend management. The focus includes alternative sourcing, nearshoring, drawback, Foreign-Trade Zones, tariff engineering, tariff classification reviews, freight options, freight consolidation, Incoterms, and robust demand planning. Learn how to apply a “landed cost” approach to managing cost and risk: assessing and analyzing all costs related to the supply chain, from acquisition, freight, customs clearance, duties and taxes, to inland freight, warehousing, and distribution.

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This webinar will cover the following topics:

•        The Impacts of Poor Supplier Performance

•        The Challenges in Effective Supplier Management

•        The Value of a Strategic Supplier Program

•        How to Determine which Suppliers are Strategic?

•        How to Build a Strategic Supplier Program?

•        Supplier Scorecards

•        Supplier Business Reviews

•        Our Own Journey in Supplier Management and as a Supply Chain-focused organization