Information Exchange in the Maritime Supply Chain

Johannes Schnelle ORCID Icon, Wolfgang Kersten ORCID Icon
JournalIndustrie 4.0 Management
Issue Volume 38, 2022, Edition 6, Pages 29-32
Open Accesshttps://doi.org/10.30844/IM_22-6_29-32
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Abstract

Blockchain is seen as an enabler to increase the efficiency, transparency, and security of information exchange in supply chains. An important application area is maritime logistics, as blockchain facilitates the digitalization of documents and increases the efficiency of the processes. In this article, we elaborate on the example of temperature-controlled container transports the potential for adopting blockchain and the requirements to be considered from the technological and organizational environment.

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