Smarter procurement could save around 15 percent of government spending globally and improve outcomes, a report has said.

Residents of the Park Slope area of Brooklyn are now able to sell power generated from rooftop solar panels via a microgrid enabled by a blockchain ledger that records every transaction made with a local utility.

Enterprise applications have data and generate content, but it is largely internally generated content. It is content that is generated from transactions occurring inside the four walls of the enterprise. But in the supply chain world we need an end to end view of the supply chain that includes content external to the enterprise. New Content as a Service offerings can help provide this perspective.

App-driven startup Darkstore, which matches e-commerce shippers with urban fulfillment centers that have excess capacity to facilitate same-day delivery, will use a new cash infusion to expand beyond the three markets it currently serves.

Field service technology company Servicemax has partnered with software and services firm PTC to offer an Internet of Things system using radio frequency identification, satellite, long-range low-power (LoRa) RF or Wi-Fi technology to report when a piece of equipment starts to malfunction - even, in some cases, before a user notices the problem.

One in 20 buyers prioritise innovation when choosing a supplier, a survey of procurement professionals has found.

Trying to track down your latest shipments? Try giving them a shout.