Taking a break from our Digital Solutions series on the Visibility Economy, today's episode will be all about customs and four key pressures: complexity, geo-political issues, security, and innovation. Senior Vice President of Global Customs Dana Lorenze breaks down the challenges these four topics pose to customs and what customers should know as they work through the global shipping crisis.

Guest: Dana Lorenze - Senior Vice President, Global Customs

3:22 - Expeditors' history with customs brokerage

4:28 - The current state of customs

7:13 - Complexity

15:19 - Geo-politics and the environment

18:21 - Security

22:41 - Innovation

25:51 - The power of people in customs

28:00 - Lesson learned

30:00 - Changes ahead

33:13 - Closing thoughts

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Continuing a series of discussions around visibility and technology supporting it, Senior Manager of Carrier Allocation Staci Alalem-Clark talks about capacity planning for ocean shipments and how this historically manual process is being changed by software to provide stronger visibility and flexibility for shippers.

Guest: Staci Alalem-Clark - Senior Manager, Carrier Allocation

3:04 - What is Carrier Allocation?

6:23 - What's going on in the ocean world?

9:35 How this holiday season will be different

12:50 Capacity Planning

15:18 - Bringing digital solutions to capacity planning

18:19 What shippers can focus on and learn

22:31 - Closing thoughts

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"Where's my stuff?" It's probably the oldest question in logistics, and today the answer is more important than ever as the global shipping crisis continues to rage on. As we gain more visibility in our lives through the tracking of online orders, what solutions are out there for shippers? How do you choose the right one? Jose Ubeda, Senior Vice President of Digital Solutions at Expeditors, shares his perspectives and observations over his 37 year career in logistics and how the needs around visibility have grown in complexity.

Guest: Jose Ubeda - Senior Vice President, Digital Solution

(at 3:54, Jose is referring to Jeff Musser, CEO of Expeditors)

4:19 - Changes over the decades

7:11 - The customer's world today

9:21 - Is logistics behind?

13:37 - How to explain visibility

15:29 - Visibility technology landscape

20:33 - Closing thoughts

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Today's episode is a presentation given by CIO Chris McClincy explaining the approach to innovation at Expeditors. This presentation is a preface to a series of discussions with Jose Ubeda, Senior Vice President of Digital Solutions, and leaders of various companies within this division.

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As if the woes around the semi-conductor chip shortage weren't enough, capacity has been in short supply these days as the global shipping crisis continues to rage on. Senior Vice President of Global Air Kelly Blacker gives an update on what she's been seeing as airlines work to create capacity and take on increasing demand from organizations looking to fly instead of float.

Guest: Kelly Blacker - Senior Vice President, Global Air

2:34 - The state of air freight today

5:48 - Where did the capacity go?

8:44 - The logistics ecosystem

15:36 - How are airlines adding capacity?

20:50 - IATA's 2024 prediction

24:13 - What successful companies are doing

25:54 - Closing thoughts

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Jamie Lansdell, Regional Manager of North America in our Automotive and Mobility vertical, discusses the impacts, responses, and realizations of the automotive industry as it finds its way through an incredibly challenging time as the world is engrossed with strain on capacity and an overwhelming demand for semiconductor chips.

Guest: Jamie Lansdell - Regional Manager of North America, Automotive & Mobility Vertical

6:17 - Chip Shortage Overview

8:48 - Impacts on the automotive industry

10:38 - The response and solutions

18:43 - Electric Vehicle's response

22:06 - Support from logistics and freight forwarding partners

27:43 - Supply chain questions being raised

31:12 - Closing thoughts

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Rashida Morisset and Nick Wyss, Regional Managers of North America and Europe in Expeditors' Retail and Fashion Vertical, give insight into the myriad complexities of the cosmetics industry. We'll cover the changes in their products, new expectations of their customers, the sensitivity to move their products, and even touch on how social media can have great impact on legacy brands.

Guest: Rashida Morisset - Regional Manager, North America - Retail & Fashion Vertical

Nick Wyss - Regional Manager, Europe - Retail & Fashion Vertical

5:26 - Cosmetics industry overview

7:08 - Changes/trends in cosmetics customers

12:54 COVID-19 impacts on the cosmetics industry

18:18 - Cosmetics companies as logistics customers

22:13 - Logistics needs of cosmetics companies

25:26 - Risks in moving cosmetics products

27:43 - How logistics serves cosmetics

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Global Director of the Aviation and Aerospace Verticals, Marie Berner, gives an update on what's been going on with airlines lately as they make tough choices and adjustments to keep capacity and their planes available during the pandemic. Also, learn the new market for the electrification of aircraft and why now is the most exciting time to look to the stars.

Guest: Marie Berner - Global Director, Aviation & Aerospace Vertical

2:51 - Introduction to the aviation

5:01 - The Aviation Industry Today

18:08 - Electric Aircraft

28:39 Aerospace Industry Growth and Needs

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In this episode of The Expeditors Podcast, Wendy Armbruster, Regional FTZ Program Manager of the Americas, opens the lid on the history of free trade zones and how they're used today to keep companies invested in their local labor pools, resources, and more. We'll also learn about interesting rules and exceptions when operating as an FTZ, along with the qualities that make FTZ programs the right option for an organization.

Guest: Wendy Armbruster - Regional FTZ Program Manager, The Americas

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Digital Twin technology is making its way into the logistics space, and with it are new ways for organizations to experiment, prototype, and implement new strategies to keep their supply chains strong. Vice President Ian Mallison and Senior Manager Jarrett Hendricks from Supply Chain Solutions discuss the history of Digital Twins, their impact on other industries, and how they are improving the way freight forwarders can service their customers.

Guest: Ian Mallison, Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions

Jarrett Hendricks, Senior Manager, Supply Chain Solutions

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