Adaptable Blockchain-Based Systems: A Case Study for Product Traceability

• Published in: IEEE software Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 21 - 27
• Main Authors: Lu, Qinghua, Xu, Xiwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Alamitos IEEE 01.11.2017; IEEE Computer Society
• Subjects: Blockchain; Case studies; Data storage; Forensic engineering; Insights; Inspection; Memory management; originChain; Production facilities; Quality control; software development; Software engineering; supply chain; Supply chains; traceability; Tracking; Tracking control

Tracing the origin of products across complex supply chains requires a transparent, tamper-proof metadata infrastructure that's not only trusted by all the involved parties but also adaptable to changing environments and regulations. Can such advanced infrastructure be implemented in a decentra...