Supply Chain Compliance
Analyze a supply chain for compliance risk and cost-savings opportunities.
When to use
- You want to know if imports/suppliers comply with trade rules and tariffs.
- You want to find cost savings in sourcing or logistics.
Procedure
- Inventory the supply chain: suppliers, products, origins, and shipping lanes.
- Check each against relevant compliance rules (tariffs, sanctions, origin rules).
- Flag violations and exposure; estimate the cost impact.
- Identify savings: alternative suppliers, reclassification, route optimization.
- Deliver a prioritized action list.
Pitfalls
- Trade rules change fast; verify against current sources, not memory.
- Don't recommend a supplier switch without checking that supplier's own compliance.
Verification
- Every compliance flag cites the rule; every savings has a basis.