The move represents Washington’s latest crackdown on the Chinese tech giants amid fears that Beijing could use them to spy on Americans.

KBX Technology Solutions, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, is one of the top 10 3PL's in the U.S. For KBX, onboarding trading partners quickly isn’t just a way of saving time and money—it enables the company to connect shippers and carriers quickly, to directly affect their bottom line.

Direct sourcing is an integrated supply strategy that provides solutions to many of the supply, innovation, and manufacturing problems experienced by healthcare organizations.

The platform allows businesses in many industries to screen their suppliers, customers, vendors and employees to stay compliant with international regulations and help protect themselves from sanction violations.

Nearly 8% of stock perishes or is discarded and, in fact, 4.3% of stock spoils in the supply chain before it even reaches the shelf.

Supply chains inherently face levels of uncertainty. Meeting revenue targets, satisfying customers, and containing costs rely on companies being able to minimize that uncertainty and solve problems quickly and effectively.

Inflation is raging at an annualized rate of well over 8% and worker shortages and wage increases — at over 5% — are also increasing corporate costs and negatively impacting profitability.

Trade compliance has always been a dense thicket to navigate, and fines for failing to do so can up-end a business. Now, it’s more complex and fast-changing than ever.

The cross-border ecommerce market is expected to exceed US$2 Tn by 2026, with a CAGR of over 17% due to increasing consumer confidence in buying goods online from other countries.

Manufacturers and retailers often source materials, components or finished products from low-cost countries to improve cost-competitiveness, despite the greater risk of trade wars and other disruptions in extended, global supply chains.