Blockchain-enabled supply chain: analysis, challenges, and future directions

【Author】 Jabbar, Sohail; Lloyd, Huw; Hammoudeh, Mohammad; Adebisi, Bamidele; Raza, Umar

【Source】MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS

【影响因子】2.603

【Abstract】Managing the integrity of products and processes in a multi-stakeholder supply chain environment is a significant challenge. Many current solutions suffer from data fragmentation, lack of reliable provenance, and diverse protocol regulations across multiple distributions and processes. Amongst other solutions, Blockchain has emerged as a leading technology, since it provides secure traceability and control, immutability, and trust creation among stakeholders in a low cost IT solution. Although Blockchain is making a significant impact in many areas, there are many impediments to its widespread adoption in supply chains. This article is the first survey of its kind, with detailed analysis of the challenges and future directions in Blockchain-enabled supply chains. We review the existing digitalization of the supply chain including the role of GS1 standards and technologies. Current use cases and startups in the field of Blockchain-enabled supply chains are reviewed and presented in tabulated form. Technical and non-technical challenges in the adoption of Blockchain for supply chain applications are critically analyzed, along with the suitability of various consensus algorithms for applications in the supply chain. The tools and technologies in the Blockchain ecosystem are depicted and analyzed. Some key areas as future research directions are also identified which must be addressed to realize mass adoption of Blockchain-based in supply chain traceability. Finally, we propose MOHBSChain, a novel framework for Blockchain-enabled supply chains.

【Keywords】Blockchain; Supply chain; Smart contract; Scalability; Interoperability; Consensus algorithm; GS1 Standards

【发表时间】2020 AUG

【收录时间】2022-01-02

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