Blockchain-Based Verifiable Tracking of Resellable Returned Drugs

Debe, Mazin; Jayaraman, Raja; Arshad, Junaid

doi:10.1109/access.2020.3037363

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“…Likewise, Jamil et al Another fruitful research avenue is to explore BC applications in healthcare reverse logistics. For example, Debe et al (2020) proposed the decentralised BC, smart contract and decentralised storage system to reduce the number of wasted drugs by managing the return, redistributing the unused drugs and facilitating the reselling drugs process.…”

Section: Theme 6: Bc-enabled Healthcare Scmentioning

confidence: 99%

Data-driven review of blockchain applications in supply chain management: key research themes and future directions

Nguyen¹,

Pham

Nguyen

et al. 2023

International Journal of Production Research

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Blockchain (BC) applications in supply chain management (SCM) have recently received extensive attentions. It is important to synthesise the extant literature on the field to identify key research themes and navigate potential future directions. This study thus develops an efficient, scalable data-driven review approach that uses text mining and Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA)-based topic modelling for automatic content analysis of full-text documents. Our method overcomes the drawbacks of traditional systematic literature reviews using either manual coding or bibliographic analysis for article classifications, which are highly time-consuming and biased when dealing with large amounts of texts.108 papers published between 2017 and 2022 were analysed which identified ten key research themes, including revenue management, sustainability, traceability, manufacturing system, scheduling in cloud manufacturing, healthcare SCM, anti-counterfeit system, logistics and transportation, system architecture development, and food & agriculture SC. Five future directions are then suggested, including (1) integration of BC and other emerging technologies for global and scalable SCM, (2) crypto-X applications in SCM, (3) BC-enabled closed-loop SCM, (4) the environmental and social impacts of BC-based SCM, and (5) decentralised autonomous organisations in SCM.

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Section: Theme 6: Bc-enabled Healthcare Scmentioning

confidence: 99%

Data-driven review of blockchain applications in supply chain management: key research themes and future directions

Nguyen¹,

Pham

Nguyen

et al. 2023

International Journal of Production Research

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“…The present system of supply chains has a variety of difficulties, such as coordination, control of stocks, reliance on staff members, order supervision, stock administration, end-of-life control, and more. These issues can significantly impact stakeholders and consumers, making it challenging to assess demand and maximize production and storage capacity [71], [72].…”

Section: Traditional Supply Chainmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Examination of Distributed and Decentralized Systems for Trustworthy Control of Supply Chains

Kumar C,

Selvaprabhu

2023

IEEE Access

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Establishing a well-functioning Supply Chain Management (SCM) system is paramount during challenging times such as pandemics, natural disasters, and international conflicts. The complexity of global supply chains necessitates efficient systems, procedures, and personnel to ensure optimal results. Poor coordination among entities can lead to increased counterfeit products, increased ocean transportation costs, more expensive freight brokerage, bottlenecks in cargo flow, congestion, and complications in product accountability. To ensure a smooth and hassle-free operation, it's essential to maintain unambiguity and accuracy throughout every process. Therefore, it is vital to have effective systems, procedures, and personnel in place for SCM. The challenges encountered in SCM can be effectively tackled by utilizing blockchain technology. The architecture of blockchain technology is characterized by its distributed, decentralized and robust safety measures, which guarantee the integrity of data storage and its distribution across a meticulously organized ledger. Users can confidently rely on this innovative design's transparency, reliability, and safety. Implementing blockchain technology carries immense potential in bolstering safety and privacy measures in diverse sectors, including agriculture, healthcare, Goods and Services Tax (GST), academics, e-voting and automobile. This investigation delves into the practical applications of blockchain technology for SCM. It thoroughly analyses existing research and literature to uncover the latest advancements and potential future breakthroughs in this area.

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“…The health care supply chain is a sophisticated network of related organizations and sectors that supports the daily delivery of essential services. Erroneous data, a lack of transparency, and a lack of data traceability are all potential negative consequences as a result of the system's inherent complexity [14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. In addition to endangering human health, supply chain restrictions for counterfeit drugs can result in considerable financial losses for the health care industry.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Leveraging Ethereum Platform for Development of Efficient Tractability System in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Aslam

Jabbar

Abbas

et al. 2023

Systems

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Consumer knowledge of the goods produced or processed by the numerous suppliers and processors is still relatively low due to the growing complexity of the structure of pharmaceutical supply chains. Information asymmetry in the pharmaceutical sector has an effect on welfare, sustainability, and health. (1) Background: In this respect, we wanted to develop a productive structure for a pharmaceutical supply chain that satisfies the consumer information needs and fosters consumer confidence in the pharmacy goods they buy. By using blockchain technology, the main goals were to develop and implement a pharmaceutical supply chain. (2) Objectives: The main objectives of this work were to leverage an Ethereum platform for the development of a tractability system in a pharmaceutical supply chain environment and to analyze the efficiency of MSMAChain with respect to the cost and execution of transactions based on our designed smart contracts. (3) Results: This research looked into a variety of issues related to the value, viability, and effects of blockchain technology for use in supply chain applications. The methods and creations in this environment were monitored and researched. It is vital to identify a number of crucial subjects including future research areas, in order to achieve the widespread acceptance of the supply chain traceability provided by blockchain technology. (4) Conclusions: MSMAChain, an Ethereum blockchain-based approach, leverages smart contracts and decentralized off-chain storage for efficient product traceability in terms of the cost and execution of transaction for a health care supply chain.

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Blockchain-Based Verifiable Tracking of Resellable Returned Drugs

Cited by 22 publications

References 19 publications

Data-driven review of blockchain applications in supply chain management: key research themes and future directions

Data-driven review of blockchain applications in supply chain management: key research themes and future directions

An Examination of Distributed and Decentralized Systems for Trustworthy Control of Supply Chains

Leveraging Ethereum Platform for Development of Efficient Tractability System in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

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