Blockchain Supply Chain Traceability for Japanese Trading Company

Project Overview

A major Japanese sogo shosha managing complex supply chains across Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan needed transparency and traceability across their multi-party supply chain.

The Challenge

Documentation fraud and disputes costing ¥300M annually. Customs clearance averaging 5 business days.

• 200+ suppliers across Vietnam and Thailand
• Falsified certificates and duplicate invoicing
• No unified system across stakeholders
• Language barriers between JP, VN, TH teams

Our Solution

• Blockchain Architecture (Months 1-4): Selected Hyperledger Fabric, designed network with separate channels for VN→JP and TH→JP routes.
• Platform Development (Months 4-10): Built Vue.js portal (Japanese, Vietnamese, English), mobile QR scanning, document hash verification.
• Integration & Pilot (Months 10-14): Integrated with SAP ERP, Vietnam Customs (VNACCS), Thailand Customs (NSW). Piloted with 50 suppliers.
• Rollout & Optimization (Months 14-16): Expanded to 200+ suppliers, trained 300+ users in native languages.

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Results & Impact

"BCT Global built a system that not only solved our documentation fraud problem but fundamentally changed how we interact with our suppliers. The fact that their team in Vietnam could communicate directly with our Vietnamese suppliers in their native language was an unexpected advantage that accelerated adoption dramatically."

VP of Supply Chain OperationsJapanese Sogo Shosha — Top-tier trading company