IBM Launches Blockchain Supply Chain for Chinese Pharma Retail
IBM is firmly solidifying its proactive lead as a blockchain solutions provider with another launch of a blockchain platform in China, this time in the pharmaceutical retail sector. Developed in partnership between IBM and Chinese supply chain management firm Hejia, the Yijian Blockchain Technology Application System was launched this week with the aim to improve the operational efficiencies of supply chain finance among pharmaceutical retailers procuring drugs. The blockchain platform is based on the Hyperledger Fabric, code from the cross-industry open-source collaborative Hyperledger....
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