Design of a Blockchain-Enabled Traceability System Framework for Food Supply Chains
Tracing food products along the entire supply chain is important for achieving better management of food products. Traditionally, centralized traceability systems have been developed for such purposes. One major drawback of this approach is that different users of the supply chain have their own sys...
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| description | Tracing food products along the entire supply chain is important for achieving better management of food products. Traditionally, centralized traceability systems have been developed for such purposes. One major drawback of this approach is that different users of the supply chain have their own systems with their own complexities and distinct features; thus, the interaction among them creates challenges when implementing a single centralized system. Therefore, a decentralized traceability system is favorable for tracing food products along the supply chain. In this study, we develop a supply chain traceability system framework based on blockchain and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. The system consists of a decentralized blockchain-enabled data storage platform for data management and an RFID system at the packaging level for data collection and storage. We applied a consortium blockchain to the application. Fabric 2.0 in Hyperledger was chosen as the development platform. The proposed blockchain-enabled platform can provide decentralized data management and its underlying algorithm can guarantee data security. The system includes a creatively designed blockchain-enabled data structure in the RFID tag. When people scan the tag, the relevant information is written in the tag as a block linked to the previous blocks; simultaneously, the information is transmitted to the blockchain platform and recorded on the platform. No battery is required and the system works when there is an RFID reader nearby. The usage conditions included shipment, stocking, and storage. The RFID tag can be directly attached to paper packaging. This approach embeds the blockchain technique into the RFID tag and develops a corresponding system. The new traceability system has the potential to simplify the tracking of products and can be scaled for industrial use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8d69730fd8a4061a7d2a5c60a534c772023-11-23T23:01:47ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582022-03-0111574410.3390/foods11050744Design of a Blockchain-Enabled Traceability System Framework for Food Supply ChainsLixing Wang0Yulin He1Zhenning Wu2School of Computers and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110000, ChinaSchool of Computers and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110000, ChinaCollege of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110000, ChinaTracing food products along the entire supply chain is important for achieving better management of food products. Traditionally, centralized traceability systems have been developed for such purposes. One major drawback of this approach is that different users of the supply chain have their own systems with their own complexities and distinct features; thus, the interaction among them creates challenges when implementing a single centralized system. Therefore, a decentralized traceability system is favorable for tracing food products along the supply chain. In this study, we develop a supply chain traceability system framework based on blockchain and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. The system consists of a decentralized blockchain-enabled data storage platform for data management and an RFID system at the packaging level for data collection and storage. We applied a consortium blockchain to the application. Fabric 2.0 in Hyperledger was chosen as the development platform. The proposed blockchain-enabled platform can provide decentralized data management and its underlying algorithm can guarantee data security. The system includes a creatively designed blockchain-enabled data structure in the RFID tag. When people scan the tag, the relevant information is written in the tag as a block linked to the previous blocks; simultaneously, the information is transmitted to the blockchain platform and recorded on the platform. No battery is required and the system works when there is an RFID reader nearby. The usage conditions included shipment, stocking, and storage. The RFID tag can be directly attached to paper packaging. This approach embeds the blockchain technique into the RFID tag and develops a corresponding system. The new traceability system has the potential to simplify the tracking of products and can be scaled for industrial use.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/5/744blockchainRFIDfood packagefood supply chain |
| spellingShingle | Lixing Wang Yulin He Zhenning Wu Design of a Blockchain-Enabled Traceability System Framework for Food Supply Chains Foods blockchain RFID food package food supply chain |
| title | Design of a Blockchain-Enabled Traceability System Framework for Food Supply Chains |
| title_full | Design of a Blockchain-Enabled Traceability System Framework for Food Supply Chains |
| title_fullStr | Design of a Blockchain-Enabled Traceability System Framework for Food Supply Chains |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of a Blockchain-Enabled Traceability System Framework for Food Supply Chains |
| title_short | Design of a Blockchain-Enabled Traceability System Framework for Food Supply Chains |
| title_sort | design of a blockchain enabled traceability system framework for food supply chains |
| topic | blockchain RFID food package food supply chain |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/5/744 |
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