Although posted in April 2008, Supply Chain Digest has a good article for anyone searching for a Trade Compliance Application: Five Surprises from a Trade Compliance Application. Most trade compliance experts know what they want to achieve with a new system - but this article does a good job differentiating what you need to prevent 'surprises' after you have started using the application, such as:
- Data Archiving Tools
- Data Processing Reports
- Automated Compliance Updates
- Product Classification Tools
The author of this post also has a good blog on Trade Compliance IT.
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