How does GTM relate to the compliance issues of Sarbanes-Oxley?
Gonzalez: At the highest level, achieving compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley is dependent on having access to timely, accurate and complete information, as well as establishing process controls–the same success factors required to create more secure and efficient global trade operations. How can having to comply in detail to Sarbanes-Oxley benefit a company’s supply chain or logistics? Sarbanes-Oxley forces companies to examine their processes and controls, which should ultimately lead to actions that result in simpler, more efficient and better-controlled supply-chain and logistics processes. This effort may as well improve financial performance because at the end of the day the supply chain impacts a company’s balance sheet and income statement. Clearly risk management fits into this relationship. Can you explain that? Globalization adds complexity and risks to supply-chain processes, which corporate executives must take into account when analyzing their operations and addressing invest
