WELCOME TO THE November issue of Supply Chain Digital and what a packed issue we have for you this month .

Up front and centre is our cover interview with Paul Devlin , General Manager for EMEA & MEE for SAP Ariba about the importance of blockchain to procurement and well as wider trade across the globe .

In this exclusive interview Devlin details his belief that industry is about to see a wave of transformation and a concerted period of disruption driven by blockchain . Jump to page 10 to read the piece now .

Continuing the theme of enlightening interviews , Sergio Barata , EMEA General Manager at Telogis , speaks about how the industry is on the cusp of an IoT revolution and how leading organisations are considering how it can streamline their supply chain operations .

He outlines five key ways IoT is already benefitting companies – the interview begins on page 22 .

This month ’ s Top 10 runs down Europe ’ s leading supply chains , as ranked by Gartner . The list includes some of the industry ’ s best-known brands , and is sure to instigate debate in the procurement and supply chain community .

In addition , this month ’ s Supply Chain Digital includes a number of eye-opening company reports that cut through the corporate spiel to find out what is really making the world ’ s best supply chains and procurement operations tick .

Among the companies covered are PCI Limited , Charles Tyrwhitt , and TFG .

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