MM&D Editor to host panel at Cargo Logistics Canada

Planning and supplier network Transportation and logistics Financial resilience Product complexity Organization’s maturity

Communicating across the inbound supply chain is more complex than ever. Supply chains are more global, involve more parties, and goods move across more modes of transport – manual processes to manage them are becoming too complicated to continue.

You might have heard of something called Bitcoin, a digital currency enabled by blockchain technology. But what the heck is blockchain exactly? How does it work? Why should you care? Blockchain is a novel digital information technology that is expected to revolutionize the way transactional data is recorded and stored. And according to the Institute for the Future, blockchain will reinvent how business transactions happen and potentially disrupt all parts of the supply chain and logistics in every sector over the next decade. After we introduce the blockchain technology, smart contracts and an explanation about the difference between “public” and “enterprise” blockchain, some real-life examples of the most important blockchain based projects in transport, logistic and supply chain manangement will be shared.

Supply chain risks are high these days. The importance of mitigating those risks is just as high. It's time to look at how we manage risk and optimize supply chains in order to make our next chapter as profitable as possible.