As new sourcing options become available across the globe, companies can greatly benefit from low-cost supplies and the ability to make their supply chains more flexible by sourcing from a number of different vendors around the world.

But with these new opportunities come greater logistical hurdles: managing trade laws, accounting for events that could derail important shipments, and ensuring that current systems are able to accommodate exchange-rate fluctuations, language differences and other issues.

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