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Blockchain for Supply Chain: A Comprehensive Guide for Businesses

SCMDOJO

One such technology that has had a significant impact on the financial industry is blockchain, which is the underlying technology of digital currency or cryptocurrency. In comparison, a blockchain search only took 2.2 This application eliminates redundant paperwork and provides real-time freight tracking.

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Shoveling Snow with a Dustpan (Takeaways from BluJay Solutions’ SOAR 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

I encouraged the audience to ask themselves that question and provided them with this comparison of companies of yesterday versus companies of tomorrow. When it comes to addressing the supply chain challenges and opportunities of today and tomorrow, are you still using a dustpan?

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Milestone: Freightos Celebrates One Million Transactions!

Freightos

Freight is digitizing itself now at real scale. Crucially, the platform concept means that airlines don’t need to build one-off connections with each freight forwarder and that forwarders don’t need to update dozens of APIs a year. Q: What does it mean for the freight industry as a whole? The next stage is really 10,000,000.

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A Freight Audit and Payment Guide: Challenges, Tips & Benefits

Intelligent Audit

In the supply chain industry, the freight audit process can provide a competitive advantage for invoicing and cutting back costs. As reported by Supply & Demand Chain Executive , “As the shipping industry becomes more complex, so too does freight payment. What Is Freight Audit and Payment.

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International Ecommerce Selling: 6 Factors to Consider Before You Get Started

ShipBob

Most countries have their own local currency, but payment providers aren’t guaranteed to support every country’s currency. In comparison to shipping products to the US from Canada, which can be extremely variable in cost, fulfillment by ShipBob is much easier to estimate because we know the true fulfillment cost.”.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 23-27, 2017)

Talking Logistics

In the meantime, here’s Trump, Amazon, and the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Amazon Expands Into Ocean Freight (WSJ – sub. Freight on digital fast track: DHL launches CILLOX. Brings Advanced Freight Collaboration Solutions to the Transportation Industry. in December.