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Are you ready for changes required by U.S. Customs?
Government and securities regulations have increased the requirement on importers to provide a tightly integrated and audited supply chain. U.S. Customs has announced new information requirements which will be mandatory by January 2009. These requirements are commonly known as "10+2." If not, problems will occur
Without integrated automation, the administrative burden on suppliers and importers will increase. Failure to comply will cause:
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Supplier Management Benefits
Lower Costs: Reduce inventory with electronic real time integration with our easy, low cost deployment. |
LOG-NET’s cutting edge technology will enable you to comply with government requirements, improve your supply chain efficiency and provide importers and suppliers higher profit margins. Automated compliance of supplier management requirements:
- Provide a U.S. Customs “10+2” compliant platform for transacting
- Enable a platform of audited automation in international trade to support corporate compliance to trade and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
Figure 1. LOG-NET Supplier Management Flowchart. Click on the image to see a larger version.
LOG-NET allows three different ISF filing options: AMS, ABI and Bureau:
- Transmit via AMS: ISF data transmitted to CBP via the carrier Automated Manifest System.
- Transmits via Customs Brokers: ISF data transmitted to CBP via the Customs Broker’s Automated Broker Interface.
- Transmit Via ABI Service Bureau from origin: ISF data transmitted from LOG-NET via the Customs Broker’s Automated Broker Interface.
Figure 2. LOG-NET Filing Options Flowchart
Today, suppliers are a fundamental part of any successfully run supply chain. Businesses and their suppliers need an on-demand, flexible supplier management solution that lets them connect and coordinate successfully. LOG-NET Supplier Management allows businesses to consistently exceed the needs of their customers in all trade respects: delivery, quality, affordability, product support, and overall service.
LOG-NET Supplier Management provides complete insight into the supplier-to-buyer relationship, allowing direct communication and insight on a continuous basis to ensure the success of their suppliers, their division, and most importantly their customers.
The LOG-NET application provides a single supplier dashboard that allows the user to easily retrieve and verify all of the necessary suplier information.
LOG-NET supplier management allows the user to confirm and verify the receipt of the PO and to produce the quantity of product requsted information in the time requested. It also allows the user to easily book additional details to forwarders with projected delivery details (7-14 days prior to late ship date).
LOG-NET Supplier Management provides all the Customs “10+2” requirements and much more:
Order Communication and Coordination
- Insure delivery of all new and changed orders promptly and efficiently to suppliers through e-mail and the internet.
Product Status and WIP Monitoring
- Provide proactive and automated alerting of order and WIP milestones conveniently provided by suppliers through the web.
Automated Compliant Documentation
- Automatically generate Customs and trade compliant inspection certificates, packing lists and commercial invoices in a standard uniform format.
- Documents created with simple, single click functionality.
Policy Communication and Coordination
- Easily post shipping, quality, and production guidelines to central, user maintained web repositories.
Automated Alerting and Exceptions
- Monitor order, production, documentation, quality and shipping process on an exception basis.
Seamless Integration of Automated Documents to Support U.S. Customs Requirements and Payment Processing
- Automatically generates all of the Customs required 10+2 information.
- Simplify payment processing creating a win-win environment, reducing inventories while speeding document and product flow.
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