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Real-time tracking: Is it Here yet?

Automotive Logistics

Real-time cargo tracking has always had its appeal. Initially seen by many as the way forward, the technology is still struggling to gain widespread traction, 20 years after first being mooted as the solution to the real-time tracking problem. The problem has been finding a technology that could actually deliver on the aspiration.

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Who’s Using Blockchain in 2020, and How?

Logistics Bureau

In most cases, these companies are using blockchain as an aid to supply chain visibility and product tracing, but some have applied it as a tool to streamline transactions and speed up the flow of information, goods, and materials. It’s not that tracking and tracing tea through the supply chain is a new departure for the company.

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Inoculating 2021 E-Commerce with Fulfillment Best Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

Fulfillment professionals also made great strides in 2020, driven by necessity, and many lessons can be applied in the year ahead to keep customers happy and operations on track. Fundamental shifts of e-commerce and consumer behavior took shape in 2020 and presented new and unprecedented challenges. Parcel shipping volume skyrocketed.

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Blockchain Technology is Set to Transform the Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Products and parts are often hard to trace back to suppliers, making defects challenging to eliminate. Blockchain can manage any form of exchange, agreement, or tracking process. A blockchain is a distributed, digital ledger. Bitcoin as an Example of Blockchain. However, it also happens to be the most well-known example.

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Using Digital Payments to Streamline the Logistics Process

PINC

Few logistics leaders would argue the fact that paper is inefficient, yet many warehouses and distribution centers continue to rely on at least some paper-based processes. Digitizing the tracking, invoicing, and collection of payments greatly improves the payment experience for both sides of the transaction,” Gregg writes.

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RF Scanners: The Ultimate Guide

Conger

Radio frequency scanners – or “RF scanners” for short – are electronic devices used to automate data entry of physical items into databases or computer systems so they can be logged, tracked, and managed. Healthcare: Admitting patients and verifying correct medication distribution. E-Commerce: Order fulfillment and tracking.

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Linde Launches Vest and Beeper to Ensure Employee Distancing

Logistics Business Magazine

To remedy this, Linde Material Handling is presenting the Secure Distance Vest and the flexibly usable Distance Beeper to provide auditory, visual and haptic warnings if employees come too close to each other – thus allowing the ability to freely work with maximum protection against infection.