Department of Intelligent Systems, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5031, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands.
Supply Chain Finance Lectoraat, Business Media & Law, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Campus 2, Postbus 10090, 8000 GB Zwolle, The Netherlands.
Sensors (Basel). 2024 Feb 2;24(3):986. doi: 10.3390/s24030986.
Blockchain's potential to revolutionize supply chain and logistics with transparency and equitable stakeholder engagement is significant. However, challenges like scalability, privacy, and interoperability persist. This study explores the scarcity of real-world blockchain implementations in supply chain and logistics since we have not witnessed many real-world deployments of blockchain-based solutions in the field. Puzzled by this, we integrate technology, user experience, and operational efficiency to illuminate the complex landscape of blockchain integration. We present blockchain-based solutions in three use cases, comparing them with alternative designs and analyzing them in terms of technical, economic, and operational aspects. Insights from a tailored questionnaire of 50 questions addressed to practitioners and experts offer crucial perspectives on blockchain adoption. One of the key findings from our work shows that half of the companies interviewed agree that they will miss the potential for competitive advantage if they do not invest in blockchain technology, and 61% of the companies surveyed claimed that their customers ask for more transparency in supply chain-related transactions. However, only one-third of the companies were aware of the main features of blockchain technology, which shows a lack of knowledge among the companies that may lead to a weaker blockchain adaption in supply chain use cases. Our readers should note that our study is specifically contextualized in a Netherlands-funded national project. We hope that researchers as well as stakeholders in supply chain and logistics can benefit from the insights of our work.
区块链在供应链和物流领域具有透明度和公平的利益相关者参与的潜力，能够带来变革。然而，扩展性、隐私和互操作性等挑战依然存在。由于我们尚未看到许多基于区块链的解决方案在该领域的实际部署，因此本研究探讨了供应链和物流中区块链实际应用的稀缺性。对此我们感到困惑，于是我们整合了技术、用户体验和运营效率，以阐明区块链集成的复杂格局。我们在三个用例中展示了基于区块链的解决方案，将它们与替代设计进行了比较，并从技术、经济和运营方面进行了分析。我们针对从业者和专家量身定制了一份包含 50 个问题的调查问卷，从中获得了关于区块链采用的关键观点。我们工作的一个主要发现是，接受采访的公司中有一半认为，如果不投资区块链技术，他们将错失竞争优势的潜力，而接受调查的公司中有 61%表示他们的客户要求在供应链相关交易中提高透明度。然而，只有三分之一的公司了解区块链技术的主要特点，这表明公司对此缺乏了解，可能导致供应链用例中的区块链应用较弱。我们的读者应该注意到，我们的研究是在一个由荷兰资助的国家项目的背景下进行的。我们希望供应链和物流领域的研究人员以及利益相关者能够从我们的工作中获得启示。
