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Cyber-physical supply chain using ranked blockchain
Beer, Benjamin Michael
Beer, Benjamin Michael
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2022-12
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The complex nature of modern supply chains has made the traceability of goods
throughout their lifecycles very difficult. Modern technology and the digitization of
the supply chain have created vast amounts of data that would be useful for traceability;
however, the transference of this information throughout the supply chain
as the products are moved is a difficult and costly problem to solve. Traceability
systems have been built; however, these are typically confined to single organizations
and the portions of the product’s lifecycle that are within the custody of
that organization. This thesis proposes the creation of a ranked blockchain-based
cyber-physical supply chain system. The use of blockchain technology allows for the
creation of a decentralized system that, through smart contracts, can enforce arbitrary
logic at a transactional level. Blockchain also creates an immutable ledger of
the past in which information, once written, can be guaranteed to persist forward.
Furthermore, ranking can abstract some of the informational aspects of products
and enhance traceability. Two prototypes were constructed, the former being a
simple prototype demonstrating how a Cyber-Physical Supply Chain (CPSC) system
could be created using blockchain. The latter is an expanded version and
includes integrity management. The results from these two prototypes show how
a CPSC blockchain traceability system can be created.
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Thesis (M.S.)-- Wichita State University, College of Engineering, Dept. of Industrial, Systems, and Manufacturing Engineering
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Wichita State University
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