Blockchain Supply Chain Proof of Concept
Apla is working on collaborative projects with Huawei to develop smart transportation by coupling IoT with blockchain in supply chains and logistics. The Huawei app is already operational on the Apla blockchain platform.
Let’s go through how the Apla platform works in practice, tracking a shipment.
Michael reviews an order received and automatically logged into the system, he logs in and confirms the details to send the shipment.
When he clicks send, the transaction is logged to the blockchain and this person’s work is done.
The shipment’s delivery driver, Anthony, can see details about all the shipments that he should deliver and update their status on the go, inputting this to the blockchain.
Anthony can see the outbound shipments from the warehouse and see that Michael has created an entry. After checking the details, Anthony confirms the order and begins his delivery of shipment.
The order can be tracked in real time with the shipping page containing all the necessary details about the shipment.
Chris, the recipient client, can also monitor the shipment being sent to her, with each shipment assigned a unique ID
A copy of the barcode placed physically on the shipment is available here and can be scanned.
All the details are confirmed and the data transaction is added to the blockchain.
If we reverse the roles and have Wilson collect the Shipment from Chris’ operational centre, he can confirm the vehicle he is using and the location from where he will pick up the shipment.
After Wilson confirms all the details and gets to work, his progress can be checked in real time.
Customers using the logistics service can also track their shipment within the platform using the unique shipment ID.
Platform integration with geolocation services and IoT means that the customer can see exactly where their shipment is, with an image of it also provided.
Since every transaction is time stamped, customers can track and see information about their shipment in chronological order and see the member of staff responsible at each stage.
For some shipments, factors such as humidity and temperature are of critical importance.
For Nida’s shipment, a notification has been set up if the temperature of vehicle in which it’s being transported hits 25 degrees.
By clicking on the notification, Nida can see the temperature has been over 25 degrees and the time it has been so.
Apla makes things simple with options to cancel the order or contact the driver on the order page.
When the shipment is being complete, the details can be verified at final delivery, with the recipient’s signature and ID logged for future reference.
All of this data is logged to the blockchain.
The order shipment has been completed successfully.
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