德国邮政 dhl 集团的空运和海运专家 dhl global forwarding 和 hewlett packardenterprise (hpe)合作部署了支持物流支付处理的qukuailian解决方案。该解决方案基于智能合约和qukuailian技术，为通常容易出错且乏味的后端流程提供了更强大的替代方案。dhl认为qukuailian在该领域具有巨大潜力，并且（通过与主要客户一起部署解决方案）打算在该技术的应用中占据地位。
“qukuailian和其他创新技术可以被视为从全球供应链中消除重要复杂层的关键区别，”荷兰 dhl全球货运代理产品管理主管 eugenius otte 说。“我们非常高兴与长期客户 hpe合作建立这个合资企业，目标是在供应链中提供显着的服务增强、生产力改进和节省。”
自 7 月 1 日起，此*小可行产品 (mvp) 解决方案将 hpe 和 dhl global forwarding的多个实体连接起来，以实现一次性订单管理。一次性的定义为 dhl 网络可以支持的货件请求，但不属于标准合同的一部分。mvp旨在通过利用分布式账本的固有功能来解决审批过程中的一些痛点。它简化了审批流程并清楚地标识了批准的装运报价（由谁和何时批准）——所有这些都在不可变的记录中。
hpe 全球副总裁 kim masone 表示：“根据*初的结果，hpe 观察到了许多固有的好处，包括 的发票准确性和按商定的条款付款、付款时效天数更少以及几乎没有人工干预。”后勤。
hpe 和 dhl 都无需为货件批准而进行交付后检查，从而节省了大量时间。除了促进装运报价批准之外，mvp的使用还可以让客户深入了解预期付款，改善应收账款，并为所有各方提供单一的透明度来源。发票在 pod后立即触发，可以按照合同付款条款支付。
dhl global forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist ofdeutsche post dhl group, and hewlett packard enterprise (hpe) haveworked to deploy a blockchain solution supporting logistics paymentprocessing. based upon smart contracts and blockchain technology,this solution offers a more robust alternative to back-endprocesses which are often error-prone and tedious. dhl believesblockchain has significant potential in this area and (by deployinga solution in conjunction with a major customer) intends to take aleading position in the application of this technology.
“blockchain and other innovative technologies can be seen askey differentiators in removing significant layers of complexityfrom global supply chains,” said eugenius otte, head of productmanagement, dhl global forwarding, netherlands. “we are extremelyexcited to work with hpe, a long-standing customer, on this jointventure with the goal of delivering significant serviceenhancements, productivity improvements and savings in the supplychain.”
live since july 1, this minimum viable product (mvp) solutionlinks multiple entities of hpe and dhl global forwarding forone-off order management. one-offs are defined as requests forshipments that can be supported by the dhl network, but that arenot part of the standard contract. the mvp aims to address some ofthe pain points in the approval process by making use of theinherent functionality of a distributed ledger. it simplifies theapproval process and clearly identifies the shipment quotes thatare approved (by whom, and when) – all in immutable records.
“based on the initial results, hpe has observed a number ofinherent benefits, including invoice accuracy and paid onagreed terms, less days payment aging, and little to no manualintervention,” according to kim masone, hpe vice president, globallogistics.
by eliminating the post –delivery checks for shipmentapproval, considerable time is gained by both hpe and dhl. inaddition to facilitating shipment quote approvals, use of the mvpoffers customers insight into expected payments, improves accountsreceivable, and offers a single source of transparency for allparties. invoices are triggered immediately following pod and canbe paid to contractual payment terms.
according to masone, "we see great benefits in using this tooland look forward to expanding its use to other non-contractualbusiness globally.”
