# Assessment 10

#### Your retail company wants to prove sustainability claims for a premium product line. Customers are skeptical, and you're currently capturing modest premium pricing instead of the significantly higher premium that fully verified competitors achieve.

You have an existing supply chain management system integrated with numerous suppliers. What's the recommended approach?<br>

* [ ] Replace your entire SCM system with a blockchain-native platform
* [ ] Build custom blockchain integration from scratch with internal IT team
* [x] Implement blockchain verification layer that connects to your existing SCM via API, writing supply chain events to blockchain while keeping SCM operational
* [ ] Wait until blockchain technology matures before considering implementation

**Notes to Learners**

This scenario has real business urgency—you're leaving significant revenue on the table. Option C is correct because it delivers value fast without disrupting existing operations. Your SCM system continues managing supplier relationships, purchase orders, and logistics—it just adds API calls to write key supply chain events (sourcing, manufacturing, quality tests) to blockchain. Customers can then verify your sustainability claims via QR code. Implementation time: 4-6 months. Cost: $80K-150K typically. Expected additional revenue: Potentially substantial annually through premium pricing gains. Payback: Often under 3 months. Option A (replace entire system) would cost millions and take years—unnecessary when enhancement delivers the value. Option B (build from scratch) reinvents solutions that vendors already provide—slow and risky. Option D (wait) means competitors with verified sustainability capture the premium pricing while you don't. Remember: blockchain creates urgency because first-movers capture trust-based market share.


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