A blockchain-based multisignature approach for supply chain governance: A use case from the Australian beef industry

Autor: Shoufeng Cao, Marcus Foth, Warwick Powell, Thomas Miller, Ming Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Blockchain: Research and Applications, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 100091- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-9536
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcra.2022.100091
Popis: This paper designed and implemented a blockchain-based multisignature approach to digitally transform supply chain governance in multi-tier food supply chains, particularly in a geographically dispersed beef supply chain. An exploratory case study was utilised to demonstrate the design, implementation, and evaluation of a blockchain-based multisignature approach that was deployed on the Smart Trade Networks (STN) Proof of Authority (PoA) blockchain system for data collection and validation in a beef supply chain context. The multisignature approach was implemented with a use case to track a shipment of 92 cattle and meat products through key events from farm to food service. The use-case deployment records approximately 6000 data points registered on the STN PoA blockchain system. The real-case deployment illustrates the capability of the blockchain-based multisignature approach to digitally improve beef supply chain governance by enabling whole-of-chain transparency and trustworthy information sharing and supports supply chain professionals to have a better understanding of how to unlock blockchain potential for supply chain transformation.
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