Blockchain-enabled integrated model for production-inventory-delivery problem in Physical Internet

【Author】 Liu, Hong-yu; Ji, Shou-feng; Ji, Yuan-yuan

【Source】COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

【影响因子】7.180

【Abstract】Blockchain technology (BCT) is gaining popularity, but its potential impact on Physical Internet (PI) has not been quantified. This study proposes an architecture that utilizes Ethereum to investigate the production-inventorydelivery problem in PI. To address this issue, we have developed a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model and implemented a two-phase iterative heuristic algorithm. Our analysis of a real-life scenario reveals that our algorithm outperforms the other algorithms. However, we find that BCT may not always be the optimal solution due to gas prices and gas consumption associated with executing transactions. Sensitivity analyses demonstrate that the total cost is more influenced by the price of gas and the cost of delayed delivery.

【Keywords】Production-inventory-delivery; Blockchain; Physical Internet; Two-phase iterative heuristic; MILP

【发表时间】2024 JAN

【收录时间】2024-01-02

【文献类型】理论模型

【主题类别】

区块链技术-协同技术-物联网