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In the crosshairs: Real-time logistics visibility

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Much attention (and financing) has been directed over the past years to the expansion of supply chain visibility, mainly “real-time visibility platforms” and to “sensor-based visibility solutions“. Introduction – logistics visibility advanced to early mainstream. 900mn in startup funding from 2010 to 2019.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 6-10, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Damco, Maersk’s supply chain solutions company, supported origin management activities of the shipment while utilizing the solution. Is blockchain a better mousetrap than existing technology for supply chain visibility and tracking? Those are the ongoing questions raised by many in the industry today.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Software vendors such as Riskmethods, Achilles and MetricStream offer solutions which provide an overview of all suppliers in the end-to-end supply chain to indicate the possible impact of disruptions and suggest alternatives. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan. Korea, Republic of.