The Trade and Compliance Costs Model in the International Supply Chain

Trade costs for the international supply chain are enormous, even in the absence of formal border barriers. In fact, the costs involved in moving a container physically are less than half the costs of managing the information about the transport activity. Thus, the physical infrastructure in international trade is fairly efficient, but that is...

Compliance Risk Measurement in Global Supply Chain: A Study in Food Import in EU

Global trade needs effective supply chains to ensure global sourcing at cost-effective rates and to position their products on international markets. Global Supply chains involve complex systems and multiple stakeholders among countries and organizations. In addition it requires high visibility and transparency in information flow. Compliance...