A supply chain system comprising a plurality of interconnected entities for executing a supply chain workflow using transportable and continuously trackable storage bins, the plurality of interconnected entities comprising:
- a network of node facilities distributed throughout a geographical region, wherein each of the node facilities comprises a facility-based array of indexed storage locations;
- a fleet of inter-nodal transport vehicles for transporting a plurality of inventory items contained in storage bins between the node facilities, wherein each of the inter-nodal transport vehicles comprises a vehicle-based array of indexed storage locations;
- a plurality of storage bins storable within the network of node facilities and transportable between the node facilities by the inter-nodal transport vehicles, wherein each of the storage bins is of a standardized size and is configured to receive one or more of a plurality of eaches of the inventory items, and wherein the each of the storage bins is of a configuration compatible with the facility-based array of indexed storage locations and the vehicle-based array of indexed storage locations for selective storage and continuous tracking of any one of the storage bins at any one of the node facilities, in any one of the inter-nodal transport vehicles, and between the any one of the node facilities and the any one of the inter-nodal transport vehicles;
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- a computerized supply chain management system communicatively coupled to the network of node facilities, the fleet of inter-nodal transport vehicles, and the storage bins, the computerized supply chain management system comprising at least one processor and non-transitory, computer-readable storage media communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the non-transitory, computer-readable storage media comprise one or more databases configured to store bin data comprising bin identifiers assigned to the storage bins and to store location identifiers of the indexed storage locations of the storage bins within the facility-based array and the vehicle-based array and dynamic storage locations of the storage bins, and wherein the non-transitory, computer-readable storage media is configured to store computer program instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to update the location identifiers as the storage bins are transferred between the indexed storage locations of the facility-based array and the vehicle-based array while traversing the network of node facilities and the fleet of inter-nodal transport vehicles of the supply chain system, and wherein the network of node facilities, the fleet of inter-nodal transport vehicles, and the plurality of storage bins, in operable communication with the computerized supply chain management system, are configured to provide a complete traceability of the one or more of the eaches from their input into the supply chain system to fulfillment of orders.