Beautiful New Transparency with Blockchain

Why Transparency Creates Unexpected Obstacles for Logistics Business

Sven Reimers, Wolfgang Kersten ORCID Icon
JournalIndustrie 4.0 Management
Issue Volume 36, 2020, Edition 1, Pages 11-14
Open Accesshttps://doi.org/10.30844/I40M_20-1_S11-14
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Abstract

Blockchain technology is expected to have great potential for success, especially in logistics and supply chain management. In the following, the Blockchain project “Release Order based on Blockchain (ROboB)” in the Port of Hamburg will be discussed in particular. The analysis showed that in addition to positive aspects, the core characteristics of the Blockchain could also represent obstacles for logistics business. Therefore, this paper examines whether transparency is an important design consideration when using blockchain in logistics and the supply chain.

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