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The freight and transportation industries have always shown a sense of hype and enthusiasm around the concept of Blockchain and what types of insights could potentially be unraveled in the turnaround. Blockchain and decentralized systems can help retailers drive efficiency with supply chain and inventory management mastered tactics. Before parcels get to their designated vertical markets, blockchain works as a trust-less registry of entries, hosted on an open distributed network. 
It’s projected that Blockchain will help create better routing and faster onboard computing in vehicles by relying on ultra-fast 5G network’s cloud databases that could potentially help autonomous vehicles and supply chains that will require a minimal latency.
From Start to Finish
It’s been found that since all Blockchain data is continuously synced across a shared ledger, all of the parties who are involved within the supply chain are able to record, view, and access all transactions from the starting point of the journey, all the way to its final destination. Many countries across the world experienced product shortages during the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic, due to over shopping the essentials. In many cases, supply chain efforts were stymied by the inefficiencies of traditional systems, where the real-time data was needed to diagnose the problem and find a new outlet for change, perhaps wasn’t the most reliable option. In this scenario, many companies struggled to solve provenance issues or conduct an accurate amount of due diligence for their suppliers.
With blockchain in mind, retailers, distributors, shippers, and even carrier services would have been able to locate the merchandise in question, and help to restore a sense of normal for those consumers who found themselves scrambling around. Blockchain offers potentially substantial results, including the secure and auditable validation of transactions, automated documentation to support legal and customs compliance regulations, improved quality control operations, enhanced end-to-end transparency, and efficiency improvements, overall.
The Sequence of Operations
The most successful distribution center and supply chain managers are placing robotics, Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, and blockchain at the top of the charts, especially when it comes to navigating digital solutions that offer visibility and flexibility in their nature. A more digitized supply chain makes for a more resilient environment, especially as the pandemic ripped through workplaces. At the same time, a digitized distribution center calls for increased efficiency, profitability, and further resilience in the face of adversity going forward. 
When inventory, information, and financial flows are shared among firms through a blockchain, significant gains are possible for the financing side of things when internal business operations are performed. With the help of blockchain flows, accounts payable activities can be simplified for all of those involved, this means invoicing, recognizing invoices against purchase orders, tracking the terms and payments, and conducting reviews and approvals at every step in the transactional process.
It’s very likely that blockchain will play a large role in the modernization of supply chains in now and going forward. The growing consensus is that blockchain helps to better link vendors, customers, distributors, government agencies, and the various other parties at play. This strengthened connection is sure to bring the necessary transparency and efficiency forward to the processes at work, moving throughout the supply chain.
