A Framework for Supply Chain Traceability Based on Blockchain Tokens

Dasaklis, Thomas K.; Casino, Fran; Patsakis, Costas; Douligeris, Christos

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-37453-2_56

Cited by 25 publications

(8 citation statements)

References 27 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Furthermore, transparency of transaction records (e.g., frequent maintenance of components) increases the trust of customers and regularity authorities [8]. Using immutable transaction records, blockchain technology assists to identify counterfeit parts, minimize frauds, reduce components' maintenance costs and delays, and establish the provenance of assets based on the traceability feature [13].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain-Based Solution for the Traceability of Spare Parts in Manufacturing

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Spare parts are essential assets to maintain productivity and operations. A spare part is used for the repair or replacement of failed units. Tracing and tracking of spare parts ownership can help to ensure reliable outcomes in terms of manufacturing operations and service delivery. However, today's spare part inventory systems fall short of providing reliable tracing and tracking of spare parts ownership which poses serious threats to their authenticity. Also, current approaches and systems leveraged for spare part inventory management are vulnerable to the single point of failures. In this paper, we propose a blockchain-based smart contract to trace and track the spare parts ownership details from the original equipment manufacturer to the supplier and end-users. We exploit blockchain features to build a secure and trusted spare part inventory system that is tamper-proof, traceable, trackable, accessible immutable, resilient, and reliable. The proposed system integrates decentralized storage of interplanetary file systems (IPFS) to store and share spare parts data. We present algorithms along with their full implementation details. We perform testing and validation of the smart contract. Furthermore, we provide security and cost analysis, and show how the proposed system ensures reliable tracing and tracking of spare parts ownership. We make the smart contract source code publicly available on Github.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain-Based Solution for the Traceability of Spare Parts in Manufacturing

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Future work, therefore, will focus on the implementation of the proposed framework in a real-life application as well as on the use of blockchain tokens [38], [39] for establishing a more detailed RL framework with advanced granularity such as the one proposed in [21]. Moreover, mechanisms to ensure proper data management [37], [40] and their impact to the overall RL framework will be studied.…”

Section: Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

A traceability and auditing framework for electronic equipment reverse logistics based on blockchain: the case of mobile phones

Dasaklis¹,

Casino²,

Patsakis³

2020

Preprint

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Human beings produce electronic waste (e-waste) at an unprecedented pace. Mobile phones and other inter-connected smart devices make a significant contribution to the generation of e-waste. Reverse logistics (RL) activities play an essential role in managing mobile phones during their end-of-life. However, remanufacturing and/or refurbishing of mobile phones might prove difficult not only from an operational point of view but also from a data management and privacy perspective (due to privacy-related regulatory frameworks like the EU General Data Protection Regulation directive). In this paper, we propose a distributed trustless and secure framework for electronic equipment RL activities based on blockchain technology. We consider the remanufacturing/refurbishing recovery option for mobile phones, and we develop an autonomous and effective back-end data sharing architecture based on smart contracts/blockchain technology for keeping track of all the remanufacturing/refurbishing processes. For demonstrating the applicability of our approach, we develop a functional set of smart contracts and a local private blockchain. The benefits of our framework are further discussed, along with fruitful areas for future research.

show abstract

“…the use of tokens), however, the bulk of them considers that the elements that something is decomposed to is predetermined. Despite the fact that some solutions for assigning tokens in blockchain for arbitrary decomposition of an object have been proposed in the supply chain field [12], storing tokenised artifacts in the blockchain during the course of a digital investigation remains a challenge.…”

Section: Challenges In Blockchain Digital Forensicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

SoK: Blockchain Solutions for Forensics

Dasaklis¹,

Casino²,

Patsakis³

2020

Preprint

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

As the digitization of information-intensive processes gains momentum in nowadays, the concern is growing about how to deal with the ever-growing problem of cybercrime. To this end, law enforcement officials and security firms use sophisticated digital forensics techniques for analyzing and investigating cybercrimes. However, multi-jurisdictional mandates, interoperability issues, the massive amount of evidence gathered (multimedia, text etc.) and multiple stakeholders involved (law enforcement agencies, security firms etc.) are just a few among the various challenges that hinder the adoption and implementation of sound digital forensics schemes. Blockchain technology has been recently proposed as a viable solution for developing robust digital forensics mechanisms. In this paper, we provide an overview and classification of the available blockchain-based digital forensic tools, and we further describe their main features. We also offer a thorough analysis of the various benefits and challenges of the symbiotic relationship between blockchain technology and the current digital forensics approaches, as proposed in the available literature. Based on the findings, we identify various research gaps, and we suggest future research directions that are expected to be of significant value both for academics and practitioners in the field of digital forensics.

show abstract

A Framework for Supply Chain Traceability Based on Blockchain Tokens

Cited by 25 publications

References 27 publications

Blockchain-Based Solution for the Traceability of Spare Parts in Manufacturing

Blockchain-Based Solution for the Traceability of Spare Parts in Manufacturing

A traceability and auditing framework for electronic equipment reverse logistics based on blockchain: the case of mobile phones

SoK: Blockchain Solutions for Forensics

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About