Here you are, on your first 18-hour plane trip to Asia on a mission to identify new suppliers for your company's products. What a thrill! You have taken the first big step towards becoming an importer. But what is the next step?
This guide is not intended to scare you with the many unknowns of importing and thereby aggravate the jet-lag-induced sleep deprivation you will undoubtedly experience upon arrival. Instead, it is intended to provide an overview of the myriad of issues that await you in the importing process. It is also intended to highlight some of the common challenges U.S. companies face when they transition from a predominantly U.S.-focused sourcing organization to a globally focused one.
You may choose to address these issues proactively or experience them as bumps along the road to achieving your business objectives. Keep in mind that bumps in the road can cause flat tires and broken axels and that it is a more prudent strategy to pursue the proactive approach to importing. It is this publication's objective to help you avoid those bumps, or at least smooth them over, so that you can be one of the 10% of companies that meet their import objectives.
November 2007 - 77 Pages
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Book Chapters
- Introduction: Why Import?
- Supplier Management—Working with Foreign Vendors
- Determining the Price and Placing the Order—International Contracting and Purchase Orders
- Paying the Price—Methods of Payment
- Exporting & Shipping the Product—International Logistics
- Importing into the USA—Regulations & Formalities
- Putting It Together—The Importing Organization
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So You Want to Be an Importer: An Introduction to Managing the U.S. Import Supply Chain reference book today!
