UN/CEFACT aims to bring some light into 'black box' supply chains

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Communication is key in the logistics business and making sure you understand each other is critical to making digital supply chains visible to all stakeholders.

That simple, obvious fact has not so far been realised and as a result the United Nations’ electronic trade facilitation body, CEFACT, has released a ’business requirement specification’ (BRS) that provides guidance for an integrated track and trace system for multimodal transport.

It aims to shed light on supply chains that many beneficial cargo owners experience as ...