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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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Why Blockchain Within The Supply Chain Makes Perfect Sense

GlobalTranz

Digitization Supply Chain Management, like many other industries in the past decade, has iteratively undergone transformational periods of digitization — shifts to digital processes essential for remaining competitive and profitable in the global marketplace.

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GE Transportation selects project44 to enhance multimodal data connectivity capabilities

247 Customs Broker

GE Transportation has selected project44’s modern SaaS platform to expand its multimodal data connectivity capabilities. The project44’s advanced SaaS platform will be integrated with GE Transportation’s railroad and shipper product suites, helping to maintain a better port-to-door supply chain ecosystem. LBR Staff Writer.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

Cold chain logistics is a complex problem because of the multiple nodes and parties involved in moving chilled or frozen goods. No shipper respondents reported handling cold chain transportation exclusively in-house. Similarly, the last mile saw more outsourcing than other transportation segments.

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Programming Languages Applied to Logistics

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Now the data is grouped in documents or in key-value pairs that contain all the information related to the topic, with more complex properties being represented by an incrusted document or by their own group of key-value pairs, which also simplifies the development of the queries.

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How is Your Supply Chain Positioned for the Ocean Carrier Mergers?

Talking Logistics

The numbers are staggering when talking about changes in the ocean shipping industry. Obviously, there are many compelling business reasons for these mergers, including consolidation that is normal in maturing industries combined with cheap financing that supports modeling risks that might not otherwise appear prudent.

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DHL and Accenture Develop Blockchain for the Logistics Sector

Logistics Manager

This joint venture allows both DHL and Accenture to track pharmaceuticals throughout the supply chain by using blockchain-based serialization prototype with nodes in six geographies. Using a common, indelible and secure ledger, the industry can achieve much higher safety standards – from the factory to the patient – at much lower cost.