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How One Buyer Used Blockchain to Trace Conflict Minerals
Episode 85 of The Buyer's Side digs into a real-world procurement case where a mid-size electronics manufacturer used blockchain-based traceability to verify conflict mineral compliance across a 47-tier supply chain. Lucas and Luna walk through the technical setup, the cost-benefit analysis, and the surprising human bottleneck that nearly derailed the project. Learn how the buyer avoided a potential SEC investigation and shaved 11 percent off audit costs by replacing manual affidavits with a distributed ledger. The episode also covers why most blockchain procurement pilots fail and what…
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