Harvard Business Review January 5, 2022
Kate Vitasek, John Bayliss, Loudon Owen, and Neeraj Srivastava

Summary.

Walmart Canada applied blockchain to solve a common logistics nightmare: payment disputes with its 70 third-party freight carriers. To solve the problem it built a blockchain network. The system has not only virtually eliminated the payments problem; it also has led to significant operational efficiencies. This article offers five lessons on how to create a blockchain network for improving business processes.

Walmart has long been known as a leader...

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