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Container Security Devices – The tools to securing and monitoring shipping containers during transportation!
What are Container Security Devices? Container Security devices are the security locks and other tools used to enhance security of shipping containers while on the move to prevent thefts or fraudulent activities. Container security is not just about restricting access...
How Can IoT Help to Make Supply Chains More Sustainable?
In a 2016 report, the global consulting firm Ernst & Young proclaimed that “supply chain sustainability can no longer be ignored.” The report, titled “The state of the sustainable supply chain,” was based on interviews with supply chain, procurement and...
Chain of Custody: The source of control in global supply chains? – IoT Beyond the Buzz
Chain of custody is a term often thrown around as a buzzword. In combination with the latest technology hypes like IoT, the chain of custody is magnified to address everything from supply chain security to regulatory compliance. What is chain of custody? How and why...
IOT enabled Supply Chain Visibility: The Holy Grail of Supply Chain Managers
End-to-end supply chain visibility empowers supply chain and logistics managers to make educated decisions. It helps companies to decrease the impact of disruptions on the supply chain by providing actionable data. Supply chain leaders recognize the importance of...
The Carbon Footprint in the Logistics Chain
The news called it a historic agreement, when U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in a historic climate change deal, that both countries would curb their greenhouse gas emissions over the next two decades. The agreement will give...
Fighting for Enhanced Supply Chain Security
Cargo theft has been around for centuries; unfortunately, though the crime has evolved together with transportation methods. Bandits on horseback have been replaced by gangsters that are organized in international crime syndicates. Cargo theft is a global problem...
Optimizing food supply chains and preventing recalls – IoT beyond the Buzz
The Internet of Things (IoT) along with Big Data is around us everywhere. It is the buzzword that is deemed to be the next big thing and will affect the way we communicate, travel, work, equip our homes and take care of our health. While we are well aware of the cool...
The Inspection Chimera
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
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
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
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
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...
Knowledge is power – Start managing your cargo shipments actively by real time visibility
Today I want to get granular on two topics which are essential if you plan to bring your supply chain to excellence. We have asked Supply Chain Managers around the globe where they reckon the highest potential for improvements along their chains in general. It came...
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 885924
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