As we noted in a prior piece, the VOLUM token generation and distribution process is probably one of the most interesting crypto stories of 2019 given its inner-radical position to what is quite possibly the most exceptional blockchain opportunity from a macro perspective right now: global logistics.

The supply chain story is interesting because it represents something akin to low-hanging fruit for blockchain projects, given the importance of decentralization, security, and trustless collaboration that mark the core of logistics management.

In other words, it’s well-suited to precisely what makes blockchain engineering solutions so uniquely useful.

With the Wind

At the same time, it’s also perhaps the biggest market opportunity on the planet, in general terms. According to multiple sources, the supply chain opportunity represents a $54 trillion piece of the pie. This is the bloom on the stem of the rush of globalization that started with the fall of the Berlin Wall, and has continued unabated and in accelerating fashion, despite the musings of nationalists.

Trying to stop globalization is like being philosophically against gravity or pushing back against wind with a screen door. It’s not a value-based issue. It’s a systems-theoretic inevitability, exacerbated by population density, communications technology, and transportation infrastructure. You can either get on board or get out of the game.

And VOLUM is a platform for plug-and-play “getting on board” with a global logistics production solution. That’s why this is so interesting.

Recently, one of its built-in model use-case holdings announced some interesting results after incorporating the VOLUM tech into its operations, and its worth taking a look.

Tequila with a Slice of IoT

One of the VOLUM use-case holding companies that has been fully integrating the technology in its production chain is International Spirits and Beverage Group Inc. (OTCQB:ISBG).

In a recent release, ISBG noted that it just completed a production run for its premium branded tequila product — Besado Tequila. This was a complicated production process that involved multiple partners and some appreciable complexity and regulatory hoop-jumping.

Summarizing the process, the ISBG President was quoted as saying that the production process, with integrated Internet-of-Things (IoT) architecture, was actually the “the smoothest, least costly, and most efficient production” that the company has ever accomplished.

This is significant because it further demonstrates the core functionality of the VOLUM platform.

Tangibility

The other key catalyst right now for VOLUM and the VLM utility token is the upcoming public release of the logistics platform.

Like many key pieces of technology, it’s impossible to really grasp the impact it may have until you get to play around with it. That will be very interesting.

If it lives up to the hype, then we could imagine a surge in speculative interest in this token after it becomes tangible with a public release, particularly given the size of the macro market opportunity and the ripeness of this niche for this sort of solution.