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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

Logistics Viewpoints

A graph database stores nodes and relationships instead of tables, or documents. Data is stored just like you might sketch ideas on a whiteboard. Those insights are driven from data connections across the vast amounts of data these companies have access to. There are vendors that supply this data.

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Q3 Tech Update: Alphas, Betas and Sidechains

Shipchain

”) API calls to interact directly with blockchain contracts and enables fast searching on shipment data (by leveraging a relational database to cache a subset of the blockchain). Today, storing one megabyte of data on the Ethereum chain might cost up to 3.7 Change my mind.

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Excel Goes Blockchain (Microsoft and IBM Partnership)

Talking Logistics

Microsoft Excel is arguably the most widely used supply chain and logistics application , while blockchain is one of the most talked about emerging technologies in the industry, promising to transform the way companies share data and execute transactions with their trading partners. That’s where blockchain technology comes in.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling and Logistics

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Last-mile distribution demand is transforming urban real estate in various ways, including: ? Media Image. transactionID. Media Type.

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Freight expectations

Automotive Logistics

We] end up with one line of communication with one set of documents, which stays live until the shipment reaches the warehouse at the other end. They told us that companies were taking too long to aggregate their data, which was delaying orders,” says Fattal. If a shipment is delayed, we’ll give the reason and duration,” says Fattal.

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Private Blockchains Could Hurt the Shipping and Logistics Industry

Shipchain

Public blockchains (Bitcoin, Ethereum) are distributed and decentralized, and they’re open to anyone. There’s a misconception that public means anyone can access your data, while private indicates an extra level of security. But on steroids—they’re even more distributed and decentralized. . But this is false.

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The Cold Chain is a Top Opportunity for Third-Party Logistics Providers

Logistics Viewpoints

But within supply chain management, the complexities associated with vaccine distribution made cold chains one of the key supply chain topics getting attention this year. The 26 th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study – sponsored by NTT Data, Penske, and Penn State – was released a week ago. In response, the U.S.