Implementing SAP Global Trade Services

Cut through the maze of ever-changing export control, customs regulations, and security measures that affect your international business and see how best to architect SAP GTS to meet these complex business and legal requirements. With this comprehensive guide, learn how to configure and install SAP GTS to fit your needs. Begin by exploring fundamental SAP GTS concepts like setup and navigation. Then see how SAP GTS functionality can help you manage customs, export control, and risk management throughout your supply chain, from managing export authorizations to handling free trade agreements. By resolving real-world global trade issues and avoiding costly supply chain delays and penalties, you can ensure that your business seamlessly circles the globe with SAP GTS.Highlights:

• System architecture and navigation
• Organizational structures and settings
• Master data creation, transfer, and
• maintenance
• Classification
• Export authorizations, licenses, and SPL
• screening
• Embargo handling
• Customs business processes
• Trade preference management
• Reporting
• Integrating with non-SAP ERP data sources

Yannick Jacques is a partner in Deloitte's SAP practice. He is based in Brussels and leads the SAP GTS practice globally. Yannick has over 17 years of experience in SAP ERP implmentation, with a particular focus in the implementation of SAP GTS by applying leading practice methodologies.

Nick Morris is a partner in the Indirect Tax practice in Brussels and leads the customs and global trade automation team. The customs and global trade automation team provides companies and public bodies with support and advice, on a worldwide basis, in respect of technology solutions for Tax and accounting. Nick focuses on support and advice regarding global trade solutions and has accumulated substantial SAP expertise (including SAP GTS, SAP FT, SAP IS-OIL, and SAP Beverage).

Chris Halloran is a senior manager in Deloitte's Customs & Global Trade practice in San Francisco. Chris has extensive ERP and systems experience, including implementing SAP's Global Trade Services application and blending compliance procedures to drive optimal compliance operations management.

Pablo Lecour is a director in Deloitte's Customs & Global Trade practice in London and leads the Trade Automation advisory team. Pablo has over ten years of experience in trade compliance with a particular focus in advising companies on selecting and implementing global trade management software solutions, and designing international trade compliance programs by applying leading practice methodologies.