Supply chain management system

A method of transporting commodities in a supply chain management system including a supply chain, the method comprising:

• at least one member device of the supply chain accessing a database via a network;
• supporting one or more commodities with a transport device;
• transporting the transport device through the supply chain using a transportation system;
• assigning a sensor to the transport device supporting the commodities;
• relating the sensor to the commodities via a data storage device;
• sensing a condition of the commodities via the sensor and generating a signal indicative of the commodity condition;
• identifying information related to the commodities supported by the transport device via the data storage device;
• acquiring data related to identification of the commodities from the sensor via a controller;
• distributing the signal indicative of the commodity condition and the acquired data over the network via the controller;
• communicating the signal and the acquired data to the database;
• monitoring the commodities throughout the supply chain via the network;
• managing one or both of storage and transport of the commodities through the supply chain via the transportation system based on the signal and the acquired data communicated to the database;
• implementing process controls associated with the transportation system via the network to determine criteria associated with one or both of storage and transport of the commodities in the supply chain for managing storage or transport of the commodities within predetermined conditions during storage or transport of the commodities through the supply chain, the process controls including one or both of work flow and qualitative measurement related to the commodities;
• communicating the criteria determined by the process controls to the database;
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• maintaining the commodities within the predetermined conditions based on the criteria determined by the process controls and communicated to the database.