Description

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By some estimates, the global economy consists of 7 billion people and 100 trillion dollars of purchasing power. By any measure - wherever the business is located- most of the world's commerce is outside its national boundaries. Unless the business is a laundromat or ice cream shop, it is going to be buying and selling in the global market if the business is to survive. That means having management with a grasp of the mechanics of global business. There are many books about the marketing, legal and financial aspects of international trade. This book is about practical issues of shipping, customs and getting paid. It seeks to address the problem of "not knowing what you do not know" even if there is a lot you already know.

About the Author

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Anthony (Tony) Barone's thirty-five-year international business career is entirely in global cross-border trade. He has held vice president and director level positions in the manufacturing and logistics services sectors at both large and small companies including Pfizer and UTI. From 1988 to 2003 he was managing director of the Hanover Group specializing in international logistics and systems. He has served as an advisor to the World Customs Organization (2006-2014); the U.S. Department of Commerce Supply Chain Competitiveness Committee (2012-2014) and the Departmental Advisory Committee on the Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs (2006 - 2009). As Chair of Customs and Trade Facilitation at the International Chamber Of Commerce (2011- 2014) he helped identify the common cross border trade problems of small to medium enterprises expanding into the global market. He was an adjunct professor of Supply Chain Management at Rutgers University (2011 - 2015) and taught professional education courses at New York's World Trade Institute from 1988 to 1993. In 1995, Tony co-authored the college textbook "International Logistics" published by Springer Science+Business Media. Tony is a graduate of Columbia University and received a Masters of Business Administration in general management from Fairleigh Dickinson University. His work in global supply chain facilitation continues with advisory consulting for SMEs to address the problems faced by traders at borders around the world.