The Inspection Chimera

Supply Chain Security

The US Congress has mandated that all Containers be tested for radiation prior to dispatch for export to the US by 2012. Many in Congress have advocated 100% inspection of all Containers bound for the US, for all threats. None of this makes any sense nor will it ever...

Eco-Responsible Rail-Freight: low environmental footprint

Sustainable Supply Chain

In one of our previous blog articles, we already mentioned the Arviem capability of carbon footprint analysis based on real-time cargo monitoring data. Real-time cargo monitoring could provide the relevant information and help to select areas of improvement....

100% container scanning is not reasonable

Container Track and Trace

In a JOC.com article from last week a US congresswoman is quoted as following: “I have said it once and I will say it again, we need 100 % container scanning at our ports. The risks are too high not to.” I’d like to use an analogy in the discussion about 100%...

The challenge of schedule reliability in international supply chains

Supply Chain Visibility

According to JOC.com, SeaIntel Maritime Analysis recently reported, that the trans-Atlantic vessel reliability hit a three-year low. “Only 42 percent of ships in the trade arrived within one day of their scheduled calls.” This is a challenge of schedule reliability...

Transparency and integrity for your supply chain

Supply Chain Visibility

The package delivery turns out to be a wrong delivery, the new LCD TV screen ordered remains black, the auctioned designer piece turns out to be plagiarism – in everyday life, we are often suffering the effects of improper handling of goods. Which is a minor...