Digitalizing the Closing-of-the-Loop for Supply Chains: A Transportation and Blockchain Perspective

Bekrar, Abdelghani; Cadi, Abdessamad Ait El; Todosijević, Raca; Sarkis, Joseph

doi:10.3390/su13052895

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“… Micropayments and Micro-finance Applications : IOTA also has a built-in native cryptocurrency support named the same (iota) that can be used for micropayments in pay-as-you-go services. Supply Chain and Logistics Applications : Covid-19 has exposed several vulnerabilities of current supply chain systems where tracking and tracing for better transparency can be achieved by digitalizing the logistics to prevent another pandemic [ 87 , 88 ]. Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) : Real time applications are possible and data integrity and full access control is ensured.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Efficient Data Communication Using Distributed Ledger Technology and IOTA-Enabled Internet of Things for a Future Machine-to-Machine Economy

Akhtar

Rizvi

Ahad

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Sensors

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A potential rise in interest in the Internet of Things in the upcoming years is expected in the fields of healthcare, supply chain, logistics, industries, smart cities, smart homes, cyber physical systems, etc. This paper discloses the fusion of the Internet of Things (IoT) with the so-called “distributed ledger technology” (DLT). IoT sensors like temperature sensors, motion sensors, GPS or connected devices convey the activity of the environment. Sensor information acquired by such IoT devices are then stored in a blockchain. Data on a blockchain remains immutable however its scalability still remains a challenging issue and thus represents a hindrance for its mass adoption in the IoT. Here a communication system based on IOTA and DLT is discussed with a systematic architecture for IoT devices and a future machine-to-machine (M2M) economy. The data communication between IoT devices is analyzed using multiple use cases such as sending DHT-11 sensor data to the IOTA tangle. The value communication is analyzed using a novel “micro-payment enabled over the top” (MP-OTT) streaming platform that is based on the “pay-as-you-go” and “consumption based” models to showcase IOTA value transactions. In this paper, we propose an enhancement to the classical “masked authenticated message” (MAM) communication protocol and two architectures called dual signature masked authenticated message (DSMAM) and index-based address value transaction (IBAVT). Further, we provided an empirical analysis and discussion of the proposed techniques. The implemented solution provides better address management with secured sharing and communication of IoT data, complete access control over the ownership of data and high scalability in terms of number of transactions that can be handled.

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“…Supply Chain and Logistics Applications : Covid-19 has exposed several vulnerabilities of current supply chain systems where tracking and tracing for better transparency can be achieved by digitalizing the logistics to prevent another pandemic [ 87 , 88 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Efficient Data Communication Using Distributed Ledger Technology and IOTA-Enabled Internet of Things for a Future Machine-to-Machine Economy

Akhtar

Rizvi

Ahad

et al. 2021

Sensors

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“…Smart-contact technology, on the other hand, is one of the areas of BC technology that has received some slight attention in the literature, resulting in only two studies [21,112]. Furthermore, one article examining digitalization and smart contracts [113], another article evaluating visibility and smart contracts [114], one article assessing digitalization, visibility, and smart contact technologies [115], and one research topic also looked into digitalization, transparency, and smart contract technologies [116]. Finally, two of the reviewed articles dealt with all the BCTs at the same time [14,117].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Because of quarantine and the necessity for social distancing, the retail sector has developed online shopping services [72,120,121]. The transportation and logistics industry is another field that was engaged in BCT during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those businesses that provide domestic and transnational freight transportation services [88,115]. Uncertainty regarding border restrictions, as well as diverse supply and demand circumstances, raised the necessity for these businesses to employ additional technologies [20,22].…”

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On Deploying Blockchain Technologies in Supply Chain Strategies and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Outlook

Nabipour

Ülkü

2021

Sustainability

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The emergence of a new pandemic, known as COVID-19, has touched various sections of the supply chain (SC). Since then, numerous studies have been conducted on the issue, but the need for a holistic review study that highlights the gaps and limits of previous research, as well as opportunities and agendas for future studies, is palpable. Through a systematic literature review on blockchain technology (BCT) deployment in supply-chain management (SCM) concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, this research seeks to add to the content of previous studies and to enlighten the path for future studies. Relevant papers were found using a variety of resources (Scopus, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and ProQuest). Seventy-two articles were systematically selected, considering the PRISMA procedure, and were thoroughly analyzed based on BCT, methodologies, industrial sectors, geographical, and sustainability context. According to our findings, there is a significant lack of empirical and quantitative methodologies in the literature. The majority of studies did not take specific industries into account. Furthermore, the articles focusing on the sustainability context are few, particularly regarding social and environmental issues. In addition, most of the reviewed papers did not consider the geographical context. The results indicate that the deployment of BCT in several sectors is not uniform, and this utilization is reliant on their services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the concentration of research on the impacts of the BCT on SCM differs according to the conditions of various countries in terms of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings also show that there is a direct relationship between the deployment of BCT and sustainability factors, such as economic and waste issues, under the circumstances surrounding COVID-19. Finally, this study offers research opportunities and agendas to help academics and other stakeholders to gain a better knowledge of the present literature, recognize aspects that necessitate more exploration, and drive prospective studies.

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“…Existing work already suggests leveraging the benefits of blockchain technology to advance established processes. However, these efforts mainly focus on logistics or supply chain-specific improvements [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22], i.e., they are usually considering a single, well-established pillar of research (P1 Õ). Similar to the focus of our work, first efforts to combine blockchain technology with manufacturing [23][24][25] or IIoT [26] have been made.…”

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The Road to Accountable and Dependable Manufacturing

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The Internet of Things provides manufacturing with rich data for increased automation. Beyond company-internal data exploitation, the sharing of product and manufacturing process data along and across supply chains enables more efficient production flows and product lifecycle management. Even more, data-based automation facilitates short-lived ad hoc collaborations, realizing highly dynamic business relationships for sustainable exploitation of production resources and capacities. However, the sharing and use of business data across manufacturers and with end customers add requirements on data accountability, verifiability, and reliability and needs to consider security and privacy demands. While research has already identified blockchain technology as a key technology to address these challenges, current solutions mainly evolve around logistics or focus on established business relationships instead of automated but highly dynamic collaborations that cannot draw upon long-term trust relationships. We identify three open research areas on the road to such a truly accountable and dependable manufacturing enabled by blockchain technology: blockchain-inherent challenges, scenario-driven challenges, and socio-economic challenges. Especially tackling the scenario-driven challenges, we discuss requirements and options for realizing a blockchain-based trustworthy information store and outline its use for automation to achieve a reliable sharing of product information, efficient and dependable collaboration, and dynamic distributed markets without requiring established long-term trust.

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Digitalizing the Closing-of-the-Loop for Supply Chains: A Transportation and Blockchain Perspective

Cited by 87 publications

References 83 publications

Efficient Data Communication Using Distributed Ledger Technology and IOTA-Enabled Internet of Things for a Future Machine-to-Machine Economy

Efficient Data Communication Using Distributed Ledger Technology and IOTA-Enabled Internet of Things for a Future Machine-to-Machine Economy

On Deploying Blockchain Technologies in Supply Chain Strategies and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Outlook

The Road to Accountable and Dependable Manufacturing

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