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Supply Chain Compliance
With almost $7,000 billion in merchandise being imported and exported around the globe during the first quarter of 2010, it is imperative
organizations have visibility into their supply chain operations. Organizations need the ability to efficiently communicate, manage, and
track all suppliers within the global supply chain.
Are you looking to increase visibility, manage compliance and mitigate risks for your supply chain, but not sure how you will:
- Communicate with everyone in your supply chain
- Gather contact information for your suppliers
- Ensure your suppliers meet specific requirements
- Maintain all this information to present to Customs
To effectively manage supply chain operations, companies need to have an integrated solution in place that provides electronic collection,
standardization, and organization of supplier information. Integration Point Supply Chain Compliance Software has provided companies
around the globe with the needed tools to increase visibility of the supply chain by mitigating risks and managing compliance in a single,
web-based platform.
Integration Point Supply Chain Compliance |
Integration Point Supply Chain Compliance Solution allows the supply chain risk manager to efficiently collect information required for any compliance certification (C-TPAT, AEO, PIP, etc.) or regulation (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, Lacey Act, etc.), helps enforce safety standards for product safety, and provides the framework to assist with building a corporate social and environmental responsibility (SER) program.
In addition, the profile-driven workflow technology enables users to electronically route requests and reminders across companies, departments and individuals - reducing the cost and burden of maintaining a paper trail.
The different solutions of Integration Point Supply Chain Compliance Solution include software to assist with:
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C-TPAT Assessment Software |
Need a way to efficiently collect and organize supplier information required for C-TPAT validation and re-validation? Integration Point C-TPAT Assessment Software is a web-based solution that allows you to build customized questionnaires and send a notification via email to suppliers. As suppliers complete the questionnaires, you can capture and analyze the impact to your overall risk rating automatically, instead of having to wait until each question is answered and all surveys are returned. Companies can also facilitate C-TPAT training to educate employees and/or business partners on supply chain issues and ensure continued compliance.
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Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) |
The World Customs Organization (WCO) is quickly progressing with the implementation of the WCO SAFE Framework standards to secure and facilitate global trade. With this progression comes the development of parameters for the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) program throughout the European Union.
Becoming AEO certified will provide an organization with benefits such as expedited cargo releases, reduced transit times, access to special measures during time of trade disruptions or elevated threat levels, and priority during product checks. Using Integration Point AEO Assessment Software companies can easily and efficiently collect, standardize, analyze and self-audit all the supplier information needed to become AEO certified. |
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More information about Integration Point Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Assessment Software |
Partners-in-Protection (PIP) |
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Partners-in-Protection (PIP) program has been modified to more closely resemble the US Customs and Border Protection's C-TPAT program, which now requires more focus on the security of the supply chain to become PIP certified.
Integration Point PIP Assessment Software is a web-based program that provides for the electronic collection, organization and analyzing of supplier information needed for PIP certification. Due to the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) signed between the US and Canada, companies doing trade in both countries can benefit from using the same framework to achieve and remain both types of certification. Questionnaires with the PIP Assessment Software can be shared between the programs and supplier information can be analyzed without having to pull data from disparate systems. |
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Import Safety |
Today, more than ever it is important to know each supplier in your supply chain; but keeping track of all the suppliers and their safety information can be a daunting task. Using Integration Point Import Safety, organizations can facilitate best practices for import safety, develop a customized information exchange to share industry-specific compliance information and resources with all their suppliers, and keep a check on every suppliers safety standards. |
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Lacey Act Compliance |
| As of April 1, 2009, all US importers are required to comply with the Lacey Act. The Lacey Act requires an import declaration for the importation of plants, trees or their products into the US. Integration Point Supply Chain Compliance Solution makes gathering the required information for Lacey Act compliance easy by providing a web-based tool to solicit suppliers for required information including subsequent parties within the supply chain, and store the information under the appropriate product. |
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Learn more about how Integration Point Supply Chain Compliance assists with Lacey Act compliance |
Product Safety |
| Integration Point Product Safety assists US importers in complying with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Companies can solicit supplier information, manage certificates, retain supporting documents, and distribute certificates to various parties through a single web portal. |
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More information about Integration Point Product Safety |
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