Smart Contracts and Blockchain: An Application Model for Traceability in the Beef Supply Chain

2020 ◽  
pp. 499-508
Author(s):  
Anderson Domeneguette Felippe ◽  
Antonio Carlos Demanboro
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Smart Contracts ◽  
Application Model ◽  
Beef Supply Chain

scholarly journals Third Party Certification of Agri-Food Supply Chain Using Smart Contracts and Blockchain Tokens

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (16) ◽  
pp. 5307
Author(s):  
Ricardo Borges dos Santos ◽  
Nunzio Marco Torrisi ◽  
Rodrigo Palucci Pantoni
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Smart Contracts ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
The Public ◽  
Blockchain Technology

Every consumer’s buying decision at the supermarket influences food brands to make first party claims of sustainability and socially responsible farming methods on their agro-product labels. Fine wines are often subject to counterfeit along the supply chain to the consumer. This paper presents a method for efficient unrestricted publicity to third party certification (TPC) of plant agricultural products, starting at harvest, using smart contracts and blockchain tokens. The method is capable of providing economic incentives to the actors along the supply chain. A proof-of-concept using a modified Ethereum IGR token set of smart contracts using the ERC-1155 standard NFTs was deployed on the Rinkeby test net and evaluated. The main findings include (a) allowing immediate access to TPC by the public for any desired authority by using token smart contracts. (b) Food safety can be enhanced through TPC visible to consumers through mobile application and blockchain technology, thus reducing counterfeiting and green washing. (c) The framework is structured and maintained because participants obtain economical incentives thus leveraging it´s practical usage. In summary, this implementation of TPC broadcasting through tokens can improve transparency and sustainable conscientious consumer behaviour, thus enabling a more trustworthy supply chain transparency.

Vertical contractual relations in the Italian beef supply chain

Agribusiness ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Mora ◽  
Davide Menozzi
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Contractual Relations ◽  
Beef Supply Chain

scholarly journals A consumer-orientated study of the South African beef supply chain

Agrekon ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Labuschagne ◽  
André Louw ◽  
Leah Ndanga
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
South African ◽  
The South ◽  
Beef Supply Chain

Strengthening consumer trust in beef supply chain traceability with a blockchain-based human-machine reconcile mechanism

2021 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 105886
Author(s):  
Shoufeng Cao ◽  
Warwick Powell ◽  
Marcus Foth ◽  
Valeri Natanelov ◽  
Thomas Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Consumer Trust ◽  
Beef Supply Chain

scholarly journals Identification, analysis and improvement of red meat supply chain strategies considering the impact of COVID-19 pandemic: a hybrid SWOT-QSPM approach in an emerging economy

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farshid Riahi Dorcheh ◽  
Seyed Hossein Razavi Hajiagha ◽  
Misagh Rahbari ◽  
Vahid Jafari-Sadeghi ◽  
Hannan Amoozad Mahdiraji
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Protein Product ◽  
Red Meat ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Beef Supply Chain

PurposeIn recent years, and especially during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the significant role of agriculture, specifically red meat, in household consumption has been increased. On the other hand, the lack of proper policymaking in the production and pricing of red meat and the lack of a comprehensive study on the beef supply chain has led to a reduction in the role of this protein product in the household food basket. Thus, in this research, comprehensive strategic planning considering the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been illustrated to overcome the aforementioned problems.Design/methodology/approachTo study the intended objectives, first, using qualitative methods, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) to the studied company's supply chain in Iran were identified and then using the SWOT-Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) technique, the surrounding strategies have been analysed.FindingsThe results indicate that the most important strength of the studied company is the “access to the red meat market of the retirement plan”; the most important weakness is the “lack of required and on-time funding, especially in the condition of the COVID-19 pandemic”; the highest-ranked opportunity is the “access to banking facilities” and the main threat to the company is the “COVID-19 pandemic limitations and health protocols”. In the same vein, by examining the attractiveness score of internal and external factors, it was observed that diversity and competitive strategies would have a higher priority. Finally, the QSPM illustrated that activating the full capacity of existing infrastructure has the highest priority.Originality/valueAccording to the red meat supply chain and the link amongst different market levels, identifying, analysing and improving the beef supply chain is of particular importance. One of the threats facing the international community is the emergence of events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which requires businesses to choose the right strategy to deal with the issue. Therefore, the main distinction of this study is to identify, analyse and improve the red meat supply chain of a real case due to the condition of the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Measuring the sustainability of beef supply chain with rapid appraisal for beef supply chain

2021 ◽  
pp. 2488-2507
Author(s):  
Aries Susanty ◽  
Ratna Purwaningsih ◽  
Haryo Santoso ◽  
Anggun Novi Arista ◽  
Benny Tjahjono
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Rapid Appraisal ◽  
Index Value ◽  
Cattle Farms ◽  
Beef Supply Chain

Background and Aim: Nationally, there has always been a gap between the demand for beef and its supply, although supply growth is proportional with demand growth and even exceeds it in some regions in Indonesia. This research study aims to measure the sustainability status of the beef supply chain and applies the developed measurement system to a specific beef supply chain by identifying suitable indicators and their scale. Moreover, this research study provides some recommendations for the improvement of the sustainability status of the beef supply chain. Materials and Methods: In this research study, 11 and nine indicators were analyzed to assess the sustainability status of the beef supply chain at the farm and slaughterhouse chain levels. A rapid appraisal for beef supply chain was applied to rapidly assess the sustainability status of beef supply chains using Multidimensional Scaling (MDS). The Delphi method was utilized as an iterative process to collect data and obtain consensus of experts' judgments regarding the policies that should be implemented to improve the most sensitive indicator affecting the economic, social, and environmental dimensions. Results: Analysis of ordination with MDS shows the regional sustainability index value for multidimensional approaches of beef cattle farms and beef slaughterhouses. The sustainability index value for beef cattle farms was 56.14 (moderately sustainable), 48.02 (fairly unsustainable), and 48.77 (fairly unsustainable) in Semarang, Sragen, and Boyolali, respectively. Moreover, the sustainability index value for beef slaughterhouses was 47.05 (fairly unsustainable), 54.83 (moderately sustainable), and 54.19 (moderately sustainable) in Semarang, Sragen, and Boyolali, respectively. Policy recommendation was focused on the basis of the results of leverage analysis, which highlighted the most indicative factor affecting sustainability for each dimension. Conclusion: Measurement results revealed that the achievement of beef supply chain sustainability requires targeted efforts through the deployment of several policies as the current status of sustainability in beef farms and beef slaughterhouses was only inclined toward moderately sustainable and fairly unsustainable. Although all the surveyed regions in this study can meet the regional needs of beef meat on their own and even distribute the excess to other regions, none of the beef supply chains of the surveyed region indicated good sustainability.

scholarly journals Autochain platform: expert automatic algorithm Blockchain technology for house rental dApp image application model

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong-Kyu Kim ◽  
Jun-Ho Huh
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Smart Contracts ◽  
Storage Method ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Application Model ◽  
The World ◽  
Automatic Algorithm ◽  
Centralized System ◽  
Database Storage

Abstract This paper deals with the current Blockchain adopted in the various types of trading markets supporting smart contracts that process text-based transaction information only when exchanging cryptocurrencies. Even though the Blockchain itself is decentralized, services can still be provided through a centralized system in order to provide adequate services to the users. It also allows the Autochain to apply Blockchain technology to existing businesses conducted under the Fourth Industrial Revolution to realize higher productivity or competitiveness and improve profitability to a remarkable extent. The Autochain is adaptable to all Blockchain technologies, companies, or research works around the world to overcome the limitations of the existing Blockchain technology. It creates the Blockchain-platform ecology chain and ecosystem, making our lives more convenient while revolutionizing every industry. In addition, it automates all Blockchain-based systems and offers a base for constructing a system wherein everyone can easily provide, operate, and maintain Blockchain services. This paper discusses a number of Blockchain-related technologies and presents a decentralized Application (dApp) exclusively designed for mobile use, taking house rental service as an example. It also presents the existing Blockchain and the Blockchain database storage method and proposes the dApp based on it.

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