面对全球贸易的紧密，区块链的发展、及当下全球疫情问题，偶然知道由日本公司做的一个项目，值得思考一下，原文转自（https://www.mitsubishicorp.com/jp/en/pr/archive/2020/html/0000046414.html）：
December 24, 2020
TradeWaltz Inc.
Mitsubishi Corporation Plastics
Mitsubishi Corporation
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Vietnam Pilot Project Utilizing TradeWaltz® Platform Adopted Under Government’s Supply-Chain Diversification Scheme
Five Japanese companies are pleased to announce that they will be collaborating on a digitalization pilot project for Vietnam-bound trade. Slated to begin in March 2021 with operations conducted by Mitsubishi Corporation Plastics Ltd. (MCP) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), the project will revolve around the TradeWaltz® information-sharing platform, which is managed by its namesake company TradeWaltz, Inc. (TradeWaltz). Participating in the project alongside TradeWaltz will be the platform’s four initial users1, namely MCP, MC, MUFG Bank, Ltd. (MUFG), and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (Tokio Marine Nichido).
This project has also been adopted as part of a larger scheme to help diversify overseas supply chains that was introduced in the fiscal year 2021 supplementary budget of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is serving as secretariat for the diversification scheme.
Trading operations still require physical documents to be processed at both corporate and government offices, and even during the pandemic, some employees have had to report to their offices once or twice a week to do the work. If the pandemic were to worsen or some other crisis occur that prevented employees from doing this, it could slow trade and adversely impact supply chains. Recognizing that factors inhibiting fully-remote work have been on the rise during the pandemic, the Japanese government is taking urgent measures to address them. Its aim is to facilitate efforts to meet the growing need for digital documents and otherwise strengthen supply chains through diversification and digitalization.
TradeWaltz’s platform is designed to centrally manage digital, trade-related data, and with the company having recently digitized all documents pertaining to export standards, it is now set to commence the pilot project. Beginning in March, its systems will be connected to its four initial users, with the first set of trial operations focusing on their receipt of letters of credit, which comprise just some of the documents mentioned. Under current trade practices, one of the conditions for obtaining letters of credit from banks is that the information documented on them matches that on the relevant shipping documents. Cross checking those documents is just one of the complex, paper-based procedures that must be performed when goods are being traded. The pilot project aims to integrate within a single system all of those procedures, including the cross checks, and because it conforms to the government’s objective to bolster supply chains, it has been adopted as part of the aforementioned diversification scheme.
At present, the TradeWaltz® platform can accommodate letters of credit from all countries, but the pilot project will focus on transactions with companies in Vietnam due to that country’s status as 2020 ASEAN chair and the fact that it is one of Japan’s biggest trade partners in the region (Vietnam’s annual trade with Japan amounts to approximately 40 billion USD). The pilot project is being undertaken in accordance with the joint ministerial statement3 that was issued in August 2020 by Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Mr. Hiroshi Kajiyama, and Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr. Tran Tuan Anh, during the fourth meeting of the Japan-Vietnam Joint Committee on Cooperation in Industry, Trade and Energy.
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- The trial operations will mainly cover MCP’s trade of low-density polyethylene, which will be used in Vietnam to make plastic bags, packaging for foods and daily necessities, and additional products for which demand has been driven up by the pandemic in supermarket, takeout, and other industries.
- A letter of credit is a letter issued by a bank guaranteeing that payments will be received on time and in the full amounts.
- Joint Ministerial Statement (excerpt): The ministers recognized the ongoing initiative of the private sector to streamline trade procedures by building a platform for companies to exchange trade-related documents digitally. This is expected to help the region develop more sophisticated supply chains.
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利用政府供应链多元化计划下的TradeWaltz®平台的越南试点项目
五家日本公司很高兴地宣布，他们将在越南出口贸易的数字化试点项目上进行合作。该项目计划于2021年3月开始，由三菱公司塑料有限公司(MCP)和三菱公司(MC)进行运营，该项目将围绕TradeWaltz®信息共享平台展开，该平台由其同名公司TradeWaltz, Inc. (TradeWaltz)管理。与TradeWaltz一起参与该项目的将是该平台的四个初始用户1，即MCP、MC、MUFG银行有限公司(MUFG)和Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance有限公司(Tokio Marine Nichido)。
该项目也被作为一个更大的计划的一部分，以帮助多元化海外供应链，该计划在日本经济产业省(METI)的2021财政年度补充预算中引入。日本对外贸易组织(贸易振兴组织)是多样化计划的秘书处。
贸易业务仍然需要在公司和政府办公室处理实物文件，甚至在大流行期间，一些雇员不得不每周向办公室报告一次或两次以完成工作。如果大流行恶化或发生其他危机，使员工无法这样做，就可能减缓贸易并对供应链产生不利影响。日本政府认识到，在大流行期间，限制完全远程工作的因素不断增加，正在采取紧急措施解决这些问题。其目的是促进努力满足对数字文件日益增长的需求，并通过多样化和数字化加强供应链。
trade华尔兹的平台旨在集中管理与贸易相关的数字数据，由于该公司最近已将所有与出口标准有关的文件数字化，它现在准备开始试点项目。从3月开始，它的系统将与它的四个初始用户连接，第一套试运行集中于他们的信用证接收，这只是提到的一些文件。根据目前的贸易惯例，从银行获得信用证的条件之一是信用证上所记录的信息与相关装运单据相符。交叉核对这些文件只是商品交易时必须执行的复杂的、基于纸张的程序之一。该试点项目旨在将包括交叉检查在内的所有程序整合到一个系统中，由于它符合政府加强供应链的目标，因此已被作为上述多元化计划的一部分。
目前，TradeWaltz®平台可以容纳所有国家的信用证，但由于越南是2020年东盟轮值主席国，而且越南是日本在该地区最大的贸易伙伴之一(越南与日本的年贸易额约为400亿美元)，该试点项目将专注于与越南公司的交易。根据2020年8月日本经济贸易产业大臣山博司和越南工业贸易大臣陈端英先生发表的联合部长级声明，该试点项目正在进行中。日越工业、贸易和能源合作联合委员会第四次会议期间。
图1所示。在越南的试运行将于2021年3月开始，收到信用证后(如红色箭头所示)
展望未来，TradeWaltz和它的四个最初用户希望在越南的试验基础上，帮助东盟和世界其他地区的贸易业务数字化。
试验业务将主要覆盖MCP的低密度聚乙烯贸易，这些低密度聚乙烯将在越南用于制作塑料袋、食品和日常生活用品的包装，以及在超市、外卖等行业因疫情而需求增加的其他产品。
信用证是由银行出具的保证付款按时足额收到的信用证。
部长联合声明(节选):部长们认识到私营部门正在提出的旨在通过建立企业数字化交换贸易相关文件的平台来简化贸易程序的倡议。预计这将帮助该地区发展更复杂的供应链。