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Insight Series #5: Uncertainty — A Fuel and a Fire

Insight Series #5: Uncertainty — A Fuel and a Fire

The world is experiencing significant change - driven by converging technologies and the advent of AI applications that are rapidly transforming how we live and work. Trade patterns shift, resources become scarcer and power dynamics evolve - leading trade environments into instability and
Insight Series #4: Unblock the Value: Alignment and Profit

Insight Series #4: Unblock the Value: Alignment and Profit

Once hardware-enabled assets produce consistent, trusted data and this is combined with other valuable data sources, new economic models become possible. This is where we enter the financial layer of this emerging ecosystem. Data is no longer something used only to monitor and control operations, but instead becomes vital commercial infrastructure to guide ...
Insight Series #3: A Prerequisite to Progress – Accountability and Trust

Insight Series #3: A Prerequisite to Progress – Accountability and Trust

Digital enablement forces supply chain participants to face a new question. If the data shows what happened, who accepts responsibility? In the past it was unlikely that other stakeholders in the network would ever know about incidents that happen on the journey. Now participants can see every bump and pause in the
Insight Series #2: Where Value Is Created – Processes, Decisions and Workflows

Insight Series #2: Where Value Is Created – Processes, Decisions and Workflows

In the first insight we reflected on the constraints around coordination and incentives of the various actors and participants. Now we move our focus towards operational mechanisms and where the value is generated today and in the
Insight Series #1: The Constraint – Coordination and Incentives 

Insight Series #1: The Constraint – Coordination and Incentives 

Everyone seems to be talking about the value of data, the advances being made with AI and the opportunities created across traditional industries. In this opening piece in a five-part series, we expose some deeper insights on how cargo transportation is changing and why data, visibility and technology in themselves do not result in progress.
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Insight Series: The Coordination Problem in World Trade 

Insight Series: The Coordination Problem in World Trade 

There is a visibility problem in supply chains. But it’s actually being solved. More assets are now connected. Stakeholders see what’s really happening. So why do participants still struggle to
Digital Twins Revolutionize Supply Chain Visibility

Digital Twins Revolutionize Supply Chain Visibility

Key takeaways: The line between the physical and virtual world is blurring. This is clear to see with the emergence of virtual reality headsets and augmented reality smartphone apps. However, while there has been plenty of focus on the merging of these two worlds from a consumer standpoint, it’s in business that the biggest effects
The New Silk Road: Explained

The New Silk Road: Explained

Key takeaways: We live at a time where globalisation has made the world a smaller place than ever before. We can communicate with a family member in the US, order some shoes from China or make an investment in sub-Saharan Africa, all with the touch of a button. But this level of inter-connectedness is a
IoT Track and Trace: Understanding Today’s Market

IoT Track and Trace: Understanding Today’s Market

Key takeaways: In an era of rapid technological change, we are used to fast-evolving digital services. Our mobile phones are constantly competing with each other when it comes to speed, functionality, memory and hardware. Nowadays, it is possible to dive with our devices in hand, and visualize countless data in real-time on kaleidoscopic dashboards. This ...