Descartes’ Scott Sangster answers the question “How would you explain supply chain management to a first grader?” in Inbound Logistics’ monthly “Good Question” column.
As the tariff wars heat up, the American Journal of Transportation speaks with Jackson Wood about the unpredictability of global trade in 2025 and how supply chain and logistics leaders can navigate the uncertainty.
American Journal of Transportation shares how Defense Trade Solutions (DTS), a leading provider of export compliance and global trade services for the defense industry, is using the Descartes GlobalEASE solution to streamline and automate export compliance requirements, such as ITAR and EAR, for its clients.
Commercial Carrier Journal speaks to Descartes’ Andrew Wimer, exploring how supply chain integrity is at risk as carriers spoof location tracking data to mitigate costs and improve performance metrics to appear more reliable and maintain favorable standing with shippers and brokers.
Supply Chain Dives shares how Defense Trade Solutions (DTS), a leading provider of export compliance and global trade services for the defense industry, is furthering its mission to simplify and enable access to responsible and effective trade across the defense industry by leveraging Descartes GlobalEASE to streamline and automate export compliance requirements for its clients.
MHI Solutions cites findings from Descartes’ study on workforce challenges in supply chain and logistics, including that 54% of leaders surveyed are applying automation in warehouse applications not to eliminate jobs but to apply automation to repetitive, non productive work, which employees often dislike the most.
IT in the Supply Chain spotlights how American Lamprecht is providing shipper customers with visibility into air and ocean shipments at every stage of the transportation journey using Descartes’ advanced shipment tracking integrated with its cloud-based forwarder enterprise billing and accounting solution.
With de minimis on the chopping block and a chaotic tariff landscape, Global Trade Magazine shares insights from Descartes’ Jackson Wood on strategies for shoring up supply chains for greater resiliency, such as looking at the cost-saving and duty-optimizing benefits of FTZs.
Inside U.S. Trade speaks to Descartes’ Scott Sangster on the types of logistics issues that industry, the government and technology providers may face under the potential reform of the de minimis exemption, initially designed to speed up customs clearance for low-value, high-volume imports.
Reuters shares insights from Descartes’ latest global shipping report, including that U.S. container import volumes increased 4.7% year-on-year in February, but could cool in coming months as the U.S. trade war with China and other key trading partners takes hold.