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A 3 page paper. Following the attacks on America, some predicted there would be severe negative effects on international trade. That did not happen. This paper discusses what did happen to companies who import and export and what security measures were taken. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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on America. One report included Wal-Mart and Nike in passing to state that companies as large as these have their own ways "to mange the security of their supply chains"
(Chandler, 2002). As we all know, air travel stalled for several days so anything being flown across borders would have been delayed but major corporations receive very little of
their merchandise by air. In fact, the travel and tourist industry suffered greatly. What did happen was an increase in logistics expenses due to higher security levels and new technology.
This affected every exporter and importer. Chandler (2002) reported there was a whole lot of doom and gloom opinions regarding international trade following the September 11 attacks but none of
it came true. The attacks did not stop trade, it did not interfere with corporations receiving supplies (Chandler, 2002). By 2002, firms were experiencing about a 15 percent increase in
air freight costs (Chandler, 2002). The marine shipping costs did not seem to have increased at all but as we know, future regulations did update security and the costs were
transferred to business. Commercial insurance premiums has already risen and were expected to rise even more (Chandler, 2002). New customs regulations affected time and price (Chandler, 2002). More rigid disclosure
laws combined with new technology being recommended would have a significant impact on logistics budgets (Chandler, 2002). Immediately following the attacks, many companies began storing more inventory as an insurance
policy against more attacks (Chandler, 2002). Other businesses re-evaluated their relationship; with foreign suppliers and investigating domestic suppliers (Chandler, 2002). Walkenhorst and Dihel (2002) explained there are many different factors
used when calculating shipping and transportation costs. After the 9/11 attacks, security at land borders, air borders, and seaports was dramatically strengthened (Walkenhorst and Dihel, 2002). That increased those logistics
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