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Continuing Education For Licensed Customs Brokers

MTS Logistics

Continuing education will increase the knowledge base from which customs brokers work. Information on the accreditation process and details on courses offered by CBP and PGAs will be posted on the CBP website as they become available. The continuing education requirement will begin in the 2024-2027 triennial period.

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Gemba Process Innovation Can Drive Wave in Europe

Logistics Business Magazine

Examples of issues driving this change include those such as changing consumer buying habits, rising environmental and ethical awareness and societal issues such as an ageing population reducing the size of the available labour pool. Of course, technology alone cannot solve these challenges.

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How AI Helps Build the Supply Chain that Thinks for Itself

Logistics Bureau

Of course, it can also open new opportunities for tomorrow. The following are examples. A key example is the expert system. This AI tool is based on data and rules. Image processing is an example. One example is supplier performance evaluation. What Needs to Be Improved in Supply Chains right now?”

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Are Graduate Degrees Leading to Less Job Options?

247 Customs Broker

One example is a recent job posting on LinkedIn for a “Higher Education Finance Transformation Consultant” by Accenture. On the other hand, it could be argued that higher education not only provides a broad set of skills but also trains students on knowledge based on rigorous research. 3 or more years of experience.

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After the Order: Customer Service Best Practices

Ship Monk

A knowledge-base support platform, such as Zendesk, HelpDocs, or Zoho Desk, enables customers to search a private database for answers to the most frequently asked questions. It may seem like you’re stating the obvious (Of course we got your order! Enable self-service. Help your customers help themselves. Over Communicate.

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Smart Lagos: Status, prospects and opportunities

247 Customs Broker

In June 2016, the Lagos State government signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai Holdings LLC, owners of Smart City (Dubai) LLC, “to develop sustainable, smart, globally connected knowledge-based communities that drive a knowledge economy.” This is an exaggeration, of course. That is the ideal case, of course.

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6 Supply Chain Trends That Could Truly Shake You Up (2018 Update)

Logistics Bureau

This has already dramatically transformed the IT industry itself, as packaged software sold with one-time licences has become cloud-based services sold with a renewable monthly subscription. For example, many companies perceive a need to place manufacturing operations closer to the marketplace as part of an effort to become more agile.