Árion: A Blockchain Framework for Traceability in Supply Chain Management

  • Edivaldo Mascarenhas Junior Federal Institute of Science and Technology Education of Bahia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4880-8669
  • Manoel Carvalho Neto Federal Institute of Science and Technology Education of Bahia
  • Allan Edgard Freitas Federal Institute of Science and Technology Education of Bahia

Abstract


A complex web of relationships provides goods for manufacturing, assembling, and delivering final products known as the supply chain. Emerging technologies have been used in supply chain systems in order to provide traceability. However, these systems tend to be centralized, monopolistic, and asymmetric. As a consequence, they may result in trusting problems, such as fraud, corruption, and tampering. Blockchain technology provides a new approach for information systems based on decentralization, that can apply for supply chain systems. This work presents a Blockchain-based framework for developing applications that provide such traceability for supply chain management.

Keywords: Blockchain, supply chain management, traceability, smart contracts

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Published
2020-12-07
MASCARENHAS JUNIOR, Edivaldo; CARVALHO NETO, Manoel; FREITAS, Allan Edgard. Árion: A Blockchain Framework for Traceability in Supply Chain Management. In: BLOCKCHAIN WORKSHOP: THEORY, TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS (WBLOCKCHAIN), 3. , 2020, Rio de Janeiro. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2020 . p. 88-93. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wblockchain.2020.12436.