TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Dietrich, Fabian
A1  - Palm, Daniel
A1  - Louw, Louis
T1  - Smart contract based framework to increase transparency of manufacturing networks
JF  - Procedia CIRP
N2  - Globalisation, shorter product life cycles, and increasing product varieties have led to complex supply chains. At the same time, there is a growing interest of customers and governments in having a greater transparency of brands, manufacturers, and producers throughout the supply chain. Due to the complex structure of collaborative manufacturing networks, the increase of supply chain transparency is a challenge for manufacturing companies. The  blockchain  technology  offers  an  innovative  solution  to  increase  the  transparency,  security,  authenticity,  and  auditability  of products.  However,  there  are  still  uncertainties  when  applying the  blockchain  technology  to  manufacturing  scenarios  and  thus  enable  all  stakeholders to trace back each component of an assembled product. This paper proposes a framework design to increase the transparency and auditability of products in collaborative manufacturing networks by adopting the blockchain technology.  In this context, each component of a product is marked with a unique identification number generated by blockchain-based  smart  contracts.  In  this  way,  a  transparent  auditability  of  assembled  products  and  their  components  can  be  achieved  for  all stakeholders, including the custome.
KW  - manufacturing supply chain
KW  - blockchain
KW  - transparency
KW  - auditability
Y1  - 2020
UN  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:rt2-opus4-28039
SN  - 2212-8271
SS  - 2212-8271
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.02.177
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.02.177
VL  - 91
SP  - 278
EP  - 283
S1  - 6
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -