Visible to the public A proposed methodology to use a Block-chain in Supply Chain Traceability

TitleA proposed methodology to use a Block-chain in Supply Chain Traceability
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsHadi, Ameer Khadim, Salem, Shahad
Conference Name2021 4th International Iraqi Conference on Engineering Technology and Their Applications (IICETA)
Keywordsblock-chain, business requirements, critical success factors, Dairy products, Food industry, food security, food supply chain, Memory, Production, pubcrawl, resilience, Resiliency, Safety, supply chain, supply chain security, Supply chains, traceability systems
Abstract

Increasing consumer experience and companies inner quality presents a direct demand of different requirements on supply chain traceability. Typically, existing solutions have separate data storages which eventually provide limited support when multiple individuals are included. Therefore, the block-chain-based methods are utilized to defeat these deficiencies by generating digital illustrations of real products to following several objects at the same time. Nevertheless, they actually cannot identify the change of products in manufacturing methods. The connection between components included in the production decreased, whereby the ability to follow a product's origin reduced consequently. In this paper, a methodology is recommended which involves using a Block-chain in Supply Chain Traceability, to solve the issues of manipulations and changes in data and product source. The method aims to improve the product's origin transparency. Block-chain technology produces a specific method of storing data into a ledger, which is raised on many end-devices such as servers or computers. Unlike centralized systems, the records of the present system are encrypted and make it difficult to be manipulated. Accordingly, this method manages the product's traceability changes. The recommended system is performed for the cheese supply chain. The result were found to be significant in terms of increasing food security and distributors competition.

DOI10.1109/IICETA51758.2021.9717543
Citation Keyhadi_proposed_2021