IBM, Maersk launch TradeLens for supply chain digitization
IBM Blockchain has joined forces with transport and logistics company Maersk to launch TradeLens, a blockchain solution for transparency and real-time updates for supply chain management.
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India’s Kerala looks to blockchain for supply chain management
The Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC), will use the technology to manage the purchase and distribution of a number of goods, including fish, vegetables and milk, among others.
New SAP platform will help companies develop blockchain apps
Germany-based SAP has announced a new cloud platform designed to help corporations develop applications using the blockchain.
3D printing on demand: Will supply chains become decentralized too?
Is the possibility of a network of decentralised “factories” a threat to the traditional mass-production factories that have persevered for decades since the Industrial Revolution?
Goldman Sachs leads $250M funding round for supply chain Tradeshift
Having already pulled in $150 million in funding, cloud-based supply chain company Tradeshift launched another funding round that wrapped up on May 30.
Businesses ignoring blockchain will fall behind, report finds
A new report by auditing and consulting firm Deloitte warned businesses that ignore the blockchain are destined to fall, leaving those that embrace the technology to surge ahead.
Blockchain-driven AI platform boasts of solution for retail’s ‘$500B issue’
The Optimal Shelf Availability Decentralized is touted as the ideal solution for major brands and even small chains to track their stocks, inventories and orders with what the company calls “pinpoint accuracy.”
FedEx turns to blockchain for cargo shipment tracking
Global shipping company FedEx is exploring how to use the blockchain to track its most precious cargo, joining companies like Samsung and Walmart in using the technology for its supply chain operations.
LG to launch own blockchain—the Monachain
Through its subsidiary, LG has created a blockchain-powered service that provides logistics capabilities for finance, communication and manufacturing firms.
Oracle to launch blockchain products
California-based Oracle will release a “platform-as-a-service” product before the end of May, and follow it up in June with decentralized ledger-based applications.
Samsung eyes blockchain-based supply chain management to cut costs
The South Korean tech giant is reportedly working on transitioning to a blockchain-based system to manage their global supply chain.
Blockchain technology may not be the solution to blood diamonds
Some say that the blockchain project to fight the conflict diamond trade isn’t effective either.