IBM might be able to do this as long as they're not also trading in the same markets that are running on their supply chain database. Fwiw JP Morgan tried to c

IBM might be able to do this as long as they're not also trading in the same markets that are running on their supply chain database. Fwiw JP Morgan tried to create a global supply chain database back in the 80s but it never took off. Few parties were willing to give JP Morgan such a clear view of their operations and the overall market, knowing that whatever it saved them in efficiency and better trade financing, JP Morgan would find ways of extracting value in the markets, likely at the participants' expense.