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I DA U N I V E R S A L J u l y -Au g u s t 2 0 1 6 24 BLUE TIGER INTERNATIONAL A SMART & COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Blue Tiger International is a renowned and highly respected supply chain management firm that specializes in helping companies better manage their logistics operations through business process improvements that help to leverage freight spend and minimize risks. Moving freight from point A to point Z can be a very simple process or a very tedious process. BTI is one of the top consulting firms that assists in showing their clientele on how to reduce their shipping costs and mitigate their risks in their supply chain. Through our partnership with IDA, we are able to assist aftermarket distributors in all aspects of their supply chain. Through IDA's website, you can submit any international logistics related questions to international@idaparts.com and one of our experienced consultants will respond to your question within 24-48 hours! We've also recently acquired the National Institute for World Trade, the oldest educational and teaching training operation in global trade since 1986. Your membership with IDA gives you exclusive access to this invaluable tool and asset to your logistics model. The NIWT can help your business on a number of topics including but not limited to: • Global and USA Customs Clearance • Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Certification • Import and Export Operations • Trade Compliance and Regulatory Affairs • Purchasing, Sourcing, and Vendor Management • International Business Management • And so much more! Blue Tiger International Reduce cost and minimize risk Experts in FTZ's, bonded warehouses, and foreign sourcing options Ability to leverage spend in ways other than freight pricing Comprehensive, customizable, and engaging training BLUE TIGER INTERNATIONAL Suite # 289 1551 Oak Lawn Ave Dallas TX 75207 Phone: 214-715-7874 www.bluetigerintl.com Benefi ts to IDA members in participating in the Customs C-TPAT Program C-TPAT off ers IDA businesses an opportunity to play an ac ve role in the war against terrorism and simultaneously managing a trade compliant global supply chain. By par cipa ng in this fi rst worldwide supply chain security ini a ve, companies will ensure a more secure supply chain for their employees, suppliers and customers. Ad- di onally, CBP off ers the following benefi ts to C-TPAT members: • A reduced number of inspec ons and reduced border wait mes. • A C-TPAT supply chain specialist to serve as the CBP liaison for valida ons, security issues, procedural updates, communica on and training. • Self-policing and self-monitoring of security ac vi es. • In the Automated Commercial System (ACS), C-TPAT cer fi ed importers receive reduced selec on rate for Compliance Measurement Examina ons and exclusion from certain trade-related local and na onal criteria. • C-TPAT cer fi ed importers receive targe ng benefi ts by receiving a "credit" via the CBP targe ng system. • Cer fi ed C-TPAT importers are eligible for access to the FAST lanes on the Canadian and Mexican borders. • C-TPAT cer fi ed highway carriers, on the Canadian and Mexican borders, benefi t from their access to the expedited cargo processing at designated FAST lanes. These carriers are eligible to receive more favorable mi ga on relief from monetary penal es. • C-TPAT cer fi ed Mexican manufacturers benefi t from their access to the expedited cargo processing at the designated FAST lanes. C-TPAT also now is a program that "exporters" can parƟ cipate in and access numer- ous advantages that leverage their outbound supply chain. Companies have found that joining C-TPAT o en results in discovering outdated proce- dures and/or discovering be er prac ces. • And one of the most important reasons … if another 9/11 event occurs … be er assurance that the supply chain will maintain open for C-TPAT members versus those that have not chosen to par cipate and viewed as greater security risks to CBP and other government agencies. Blue Tiger Interna onal can assist IDA members, at a discount in becoming C-TPAT par cipants. Contact Ma Dershowitz at 214-715-7874 or ma dershowitz@blue gerintl.com for more information.