An Evaluation for the Use of Blockchain Technology in Logistics

Alexander Goudz; Valentino Steiner

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An Evaluation for the Use of Blockchain Technology in Logistics

Alexander Goudz, Valentino Steiner

Published in International Journal of Transportation Engineering and Technology (Volume 5, Issue 1)

Received: 22 February 2019 Accepted: 10 April 2019 Published: 10 May 2019

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Abstract

The following article sums up the current problems of the logistics and explains how the Blockchain technology can help to solve some of them. A utility value analysis is used to quantify the scenarios the Blockchain is most likely to be used in. This offers a result that, in comparison to current research, does not only show the opportunities but also how likely they are to be used in these sections. In the next step these scenarios are compared with each other. These results lead to a outlook to potential applications of the Blockchain technology in the logistics.

Published in	International Journal of Transportation Engineering and Technology (Volume 5, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijtet.20190501.12
Page(s)	11-17
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2019. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Blockchain, Utility Value Analysis, Potential Applications, Scenarios, Smart Contract, Cloud, IOT

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Transport & Logistics, University Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
Valentino Steiner

Transport & Logistics, University Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany

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