Samsung Eyeing the Blockchain for its Global Supply Chain
The electronics giant says that incorporating the blockchain ledger system will help them cut shipping costs up to 20%.
Electronic giant Samsung is eyeing the blockchain to be used in its global supply chain.
“It will have an enormous impact on the supply chains of manufacturing industries. Blockchain is a core platform to fuel our digital transformation.” – Mr. Song Kwang-woo, Blockchain Chief and Vice President, Samsung SDS Co.
Blockchain and the Shipping Industry
According to International Business Machines Corp, the people working with A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, using the blockchain can reduce the time to send documentation back and forth and to coordinate with port authorities. They also shared that paperwork costs for container shipments are worth twice as much as those for transportation.
Source: Cointelegraph, Bloomberg