Understanding the Impacts and Applications in the Logistics Industry

Overview

The logistics industry is huge, worldwide and critical to our global economy. The industry consists of transportation, warehousing, logistics and technology companies that move goods (physical assets) from producers to consumers.

The industry has grown rapidly in size and sophistication as supply chains became bigger and more demanding. Block chain is one of the technologies that may provide the next advancement in connectivity, speed, transparency, security, productivity and cost savings for the logistics industry.

Why should you Attend

Block chain technology can provide the following benefits to the supply chain and logistics industries:

• Excellent Transparency -Information is visible to all and can't be changed even by the creator of block chain, which will improve auditing, billing accuracy and shipment tracking
• Robust Security -resilient to all sort of cyber attacks
• Better Traceability -products can be traced from farm to fork
• Increases Speed and efficiency for Blockchain -information is available to all stake holders instantly, which will aid in shipment tracking, auditing and planning
• Reduced Costs -No intermediaries, direct buyer and seller contact along with fewer people doing manual entry

Areas Covered in the Session

• Block chain basics
  • History
  • Definitions
  • Distributed ledger technology
  • How it works
• Block chain advantages
  • Security
  • Traceability
  • Transparency
  • Speed and efficiency
• Applications for Block chain in Logistics
  • Trucking
  • Freight forwarding
  • Warehousing
  • Supply Chain Management

Who Will Benefit

• Sales and Marketing Managers
• Supply chain Managers
• Operations Managers
• Owners and Top Executives of Logistics and Supply Chain Companies
• Owners and Top Executives of Warehousing and Distribution Companies
• Transportation and Logistics Managers
• Supply Chain Consultants