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Global Trade and the Role of Governance, Risk Management, and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Due to the greater threat of terrorism and other factors, governments have tightened rules on the import and export of certain goods across borders. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/03/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_03_07_07_1.asp - 29k - 2007-03-07 Summary: The growing number of legal and regulatory requirements associated with global trading is one of many reasons enterprises are looking into global trade management applications, and into harnessing the up-and-coming, strategic software category of governance, risk management, and compliance.

TradeBeam Keeps on Rounding Out Its GTM Set

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... TradeBeam solutions include import and export compliance and global trade finance solutions like open account and letter of credit (LC) management, but also ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/06/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_06_03_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-06-03 Summary: TradeBeam strategic expansion, which covers the entire life cycle of global trade across order, logistics and financial settlement activities, seeks to improve operating efficiencies and working capital.

Dealing with Global Trade Management Complexity

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Namely, global import/export "procure-to-pay" or "order-to-cash" processes entail a number of activities, such as source suppliers and customers; process ... http:/.../research/researchHighlights/scm/2005/06/research_notes/EN_SC_PJ_06_18_05_1.asp - 21k - 2005-06-18 Summary: To optimally complete the global trade cycle, a business must automate, track, and provide visibility to the entire global trade management process to optimize its supply and distribution chains.

Merging Global Trade Management with Global Finance

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... for 30 percent of its revenues, Vastera became one of the first software firms to use its core content knowledge in customs and import/export documentation and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/05/research_notes/VN_EC_PJ_05_10_05_1.asp - 17k - 2005-05-10 Summary: With the acquisition of Vastera, JPMorgan Chase may be the first global financial institution to offer a complete integrated cash, trade and logistics solution across the physical and financial supply chains in a way that would maximize benefits to its clients.

Will 2005 Validate Global Trade Management and Unify Financial and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... asp" target="_blank">International Trade or ITL Adoption, ITL and GTM are execution systems designed to automate the import/export business process. ... http:/.../research/researchHighlights/scm/2005/06/research_notes/EN_SC_PJ_06_14_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-06-14 Summary: The Internet opened the door for global trade. As the global trade management (GTM) space continues consolidating, market leadership belongs to companies that understand, to truly improve global trade, one must be able to manage both the physical and financial supply chains.

Confronting International Regulatory Compliance: Web-based GTM ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Namely, global import/export "procure-to-pay" or "order-to-cash" processes entail a number of activities, such as sourcing suppliers and customers; processing ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/06/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_06_04_05_1.asp - 19k - 2005-06-04 Summary: TradeBeam offers a hosted GTM solution. Its ongoing acquisitions will eventually create an end-to-end solution linking physical and financial supply chains enabling companies to manage and execute global trade activities from a single software platform.

GTM Solutions--Always Watch Out for SAP

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Many shippers are using import/export software to create uniform, global information infrastructures and practices on all company subsidiaries. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/05/research_notes/EN_SC_PJ_05_13_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-05-13 Summary: For global trade management solutions (GTM) one should never overlook the enterprise applications leader SAP, which in most cases opts for in-house product delivery.

Collaborative Sourcing Solution Vendor Leaves No Stone Unturned

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The product was agnostic with respect to import, export, product, and country, and it lured all the old IMC customers to the new company. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2006/07/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_07_31_06_1.asp - 19k - 2006-07-31 Summary: By layering across an organization's current infrastructure and building a sourcing system that needs hardly any training, TradeStone users anywhere can sign on and have the system handle all the intricacies of international trade (without ever experiencing its complexities).

The Players of Software-as-a-Service Business Models and Finding ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... In particular, the global import/export procure-to-pay and order-to-cash processes entails a number of activities, including source suppliers/customers ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/04/research_notes/TN_ER_PJ_04_02_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-04-02 Summary: Although the promise of reduced implementation risk and time, lower upfront costs, etc. justify the hosting/ASP model, this brings an entire new set of issues for mid-market organizations to consider when seeking a vendor company using such an approach.

Global Trade Regulatory Software: Vendor Obstacles and User ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... While compliancy is crucial to an import/export company, Vastera's offerings are generally not core to the prospective business. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/05/research_notes/VN_EC_PJ_05_12_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-05-12 Summary: The acquisition of Vastera by JPMorgan Chase indicates that finance in GTM is just as important as the physical movement of goods. However, there are still a number of issues that need to be reconciled or at least addressed