“Commercial Awareness Is Global.”
Understanding the opportunities and threats that free trade agreements provide to a specific industry or company are critical to success. Trade agreements are the roadmaps for global supply and value chains.
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For Jamaica Trade Facilitation is a must. Trade facilitation is not just a buzz word but something that is real. Why? It has to be. For small island developing countries like Jamaica we have long had a ‘export or die’ mindset. However, in today’s globalized world, with its complex of supply and global value chains, its not simply about exporting… Continue reading "What is Trade Facilitation?"
If I had to boil the Fourth Industrial Revolution down to its basics I would say it consist of three things. And these are: Connectivity Flows Management of connectivity and flows Connectivity Connectivity is often synonymous with digital or technological connectivity, and rightfully so as it is a major means and mode of connectivity. Connectivity, in the Fourth Industrial… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">Logistics is the key to thriving in the Fourth Industrial Revolution</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Connectivity, Flows and the management of connectivity and flows</span>"
The future ain’t what it used to be. – Yogi Berra Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI), robots, automation, and the Internet of Things (IoT) – the Fourth industrial Revolution – are all tech terms that have moved into the mainstream of our everyday conversations. Unfortunately the talk is usually one of doom and gloom, punctuated by predictions such as: Robots could… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">How do you build a resilient and sustainable economy in the 21st Century?</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Jamaica a logistics centred economy thriving in the Fourth Industrial Revolution</span>"
You don’t often get to link trade and sports together but attorney Timothy P. Stratford has done a brilliant job making an apt analogy that the current USA- China trade war is like a game of football. The key to the analogy and its true brilliance rests in, what kind of football? Don't understand the US-China trade war? This metaphor could… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">USA vs China trade war: a game of football</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Rules are rules but really are they? </span>"
Connectivity is often synonymous with digital or technological connectivity, and rightfully so as it is a major means and mode of connectivity. Connectivity, in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, however is more about relationships. That is to say the relationships “between people-people, people-things, and things-things.” Competitiveness, in our globalized world, be it as an individual or business or nation-state, is increasingly based… Continue reading "Connectivity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is about relationships"
Rainforest Seafoods, a Jamaican company, has expanded its exports of live lobsters to China. The timing of this could not be better with US lobster exports, experiences higher prices due to the US-China trade war. Why is this significant? Well, its lobster! All kidding aside, this is a important development for Jamaica and in some ways for the rest of the… Continue reading "Jamaica looks to grow its seafood exports as trade tensions continue between the USA and China"
I teach. And I hope my students learn. I will admit that teaching is not my profession but it is a deeply held passion. Another passion of mine is Jamaica’s development into a logistics centred economy and logistics hub. And being a adjunct lecturer of international logistics on the Post-grad programme at Excelsior Community College, in Kingston Jamaica allows me… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">Jamaica’s Special Economic Zones</span> <span class="entry-subtitle"> A Logistics Centered Approach to Economic Agility and Global Competitiveness</span>"
Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. – Napoleon Hill Trade stats have recently become very sexy thanks in large part to President of the USA, Donald Trump’s recent trade sanctions on aluminium and steel. There is however, more to this action and the trade data than immediately meets the eye. There is opportunity – if recognized, if… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">US aluminium trade sanctions may be blessing in disguise for Jamaica</span> <span class="entry-subtitle"> if recognized, if exploited</span>"