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Blockchain is a popular subject of discussion and dissection, but is it really the savior of all things logistics?
Lockheed Martin rolls out big, slow, low-altitude air transport vehicle’ does Precision Scheduled Railroading run afoul of common carrier requirements?
Chainyard’s blockchain solution responds to a common pain point: qualifying hundreds of carriers is a convoluted and inefficient process.
IBM Food Trust platform is collaborating with Raw Seafoods to use blockchain to create visibility within the seafood supply chain, starting with scallops fished in the Atlantic.
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and blockchain is becoming more mainstream. Information about a new study of DLT provides details.
Sustainable Shrimp Partnership has partnered with IBM to leverage blockchain and provide stakeholders end-to-end visibility into shrimp supply chains.
Srini Vasan and Terry Beaudine demonstrate at MarketWaves 18 a blockchain-secured expedited parcel service they claim reduces costs on domestic and international shipments.
BM recently announced that its food supply chain network, IBM Food Trust, has become generally available and is now open for any member of the food ecosystem to join. The network aims to improve food safety and reduce waste.
According to an open letter from Walmart to its leafy green suppliers, the company will forge ahead in blockchain development as part of the Food Trust as soon as early 2019.
Nestlé is the latest company to turn to blockchain technology to ensure the safety of their supply chain, particularly narrowing in on the ingredients that go into the baby food purees and pouches produced by Gerber.
IBM and Maersk have teamed up to build blockchain solutions for the maritime container shipping industry, apparently focusing on automating costly import-export documentation.
IBM has announced 10 companies that will begin running trials of its blockchain-enabled technologies, including major food supplier Nestle SA, according to Reuters.
