News / Education the key to preventing dangerous links in e-commerce supply chains

23/03/2018

Detection and prevention via education is the most effective way to prevent the transport of dangerous goods or lithium batteries via e-commerce channels, according to the International Post Corporation (IPC).

Postal services handle about 70% of the final mile of e-commerce deliveries, giving them a strong position ...

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Pichuiyer Balasubramanian
March 23, 2018 at 5:22 pm
One of the most important elements have been left out in this discussion – effective regulatory oversight and clear/visible punishment for those who have been ‘caught’ and ‘proved’ to have indulged in the ‘intentional violation of the Regulations’. Regulatory authorities in most parts of the world conveniently blame this on lack of adequate trained, skilled resources.

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