The adoption of the UCC in 2013 and its entry into force in 2016 was forced by the modernization of the EU customs and trade sector. It regulates uniform administration of customs duties and other import taxes in the EU Member States. Furthermore, this ensures the application of other related international trade regulatory measures towards the third countries that are trading with the European Union. Read more
Business analysis field is one of the fastest growing on a global scale. To be a good business analyst, one needs to have or develop in time a variety of qualities and skills. Needless to say, just like in every fast-growing field, a person has to be adaptable to the changing environment. Read more
The increase in the adoption of business process management (BPM) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) has created a high demand for qualified professionals with a plethora of skills. The Business Process Analyst (BPA) role is quite interesting to many people and is definitely an excellent career to get into. Read more
As we all know, getting the best value of a company’s data is an underlying factor for the organization’s success. Generally, data analysis is defined as the process of inspecting, cleaning, evaluating and transforming data by means of analytical and statistical tools. And clearly, the objective of this process is discovering useful information which can improve business decision making.
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Within our consulting portfolio the Process Management Paradigm is playing a very important role and the tool to support those activities has been ARIS all the way long. Today we will provide you with some additional information about the facts that stay behind our favourite tool of Software AG. Enjoy! Read more
We are proud to introduce you LaRA – Latona Risk Analysis System for Customs Authorities.
LaRA is designed and built as an intelligent platform for enhanced analysis of risk in the trade of goods across borders. It is easily integrated into different customs operations to support trade facilitation, national security, public safety, and revenue collection. With the support of sophisticated technologies, the system delivers insights for strengthening Customs Administrations capabilities. It also improves visibility, agility, and control over operations. Read more
Single Window allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardized information and documents with a single-entry point to fulfill all import, export, and transit–related regulatory requirements (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Recommendation on Establishing a Single Window (Recommendation 33, ECE/TRADE/352)). Read more
In the current edition, we would like to present to you a milestone in our work within the Electronic EU Customs field.
The EU Customs Business Process Models (EU Customs BPM) were created in 2010 upon request of the Member States’ customs authorities and the trade community. This request is in order to facilitate the reading of the newly proposed legal provisions. It aims at a better understanding of the “TO BE” situation and the impact of the changes on the practical customs processes and procedures. Read more
Digital Transformation (DX) is trending across the business world. But, before we all jump on the “new shiny” there are a couple of things to know:
True Digital Transformation requires companies to apply a stronger, more agile approach to product adjustments across the value chain. Seems like the Digital Transformation has become a need for organizations, no matter the industry. Read more
To enjoy the full benefits of BPM, business processes must integrate with existing applications and systems. They require access to the functions that are locked in application silos. Today’s IT organization is complex, consisting of many different applications and systems. They’re built using different technologies, on various middleware, utilizing multiple databases and running on many platforms. Hard-coding point-to-point integration with those applications is not a good solution as it creates tight coupling with the application and makes the process brittle and inflexible. That may be expensive to change and may, therefore, defeat the entire purpose of BPM. Read more