Real-time container tracking reports shock of 20G on a container while in transit

Container Track and Trace

Attached a picture of a container, which was exposed to a shock of 20G while in transport. Thanks to real-time cargo monitoring, the shipper immediately was able to assess the impact on its cargo and make decisions on – continuing the trip, and/or  –...

The Silk Railway: freight train from China pulls up in Madrid

Supply Chain Visibility

Source: The Guardian The longest rail link in the world and the first direct link between China and Spain is up and running after a train from Yiwu in coastal China completed its maiden journey of 8,111 miles to Madrid. En route it passed through Kazakhstan, Russia,...

Can Supply Chain Financing benefit from Cargo Monitoring?

Supply Chain Finance

If you were a bakery around the next corner, you would be selling your bread or sandwiches just over the counter. You will see and talk to the person just in front of you and you would immediately get the money for your product sold. You know the buyer, you trust him...

How holy is the Grail of Real-Time in Supply Chain?

Container Track and Trace

A transportation management system (TMS) helps companies move freight from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost effectively. In a TMS survey, ARC found that respondents indicated freight savings of approximately 6 percent with the use of a TMS...

How to make your supply chain read your mind?

Supply Chain Management

Forget about Siri! Talking to your iPhone is certainly cool. But you still have to tell Siri what you want and what Siri has to look for. Wouldn’t it be great, if your phone would anticipate, what you want to ask and give you the answer before you have even asked for?...