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The beginning of the end for the Paper Bill of Lading

Shipping and Freight Resource

In 1990, the CMI adopted the Rules for Electronic Bills of Lading in order to establish a mechanism for replacing the traditional negotiable paper bill of lading with an electronic equivalent. Not just governments, but banks and insurers were also loathe to accept this form of trade documentation.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.