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Leveraging Partnerships with Logistics Service Providers in Humanitarian Supply Chains by Blockchain-based Smart Contracts
Tina ComesHossein Baharmandsubject
0209 industrial biotechnologyPartnershipsProcess managementBlockchainSupply chain020208 electrical & electronic engineeringComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS02 engineering and technologyService providerTransparency (behavior)Humanitarian supply chain020901 industrial engineering & automationBlockchainControl and Systems Engineering0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringLogistics service providersBusinessSmart contractsdescription
As humanitarian organizations are struggling to reach an increasing number of beneficiaries, humanitarian-business partnerships, such as the use of logistics service providers (LSPs), promise to improve effectivity and efficiency of humanitarian assistance. Blockchain-based smart contracts which ensure automation, transparency, and efficiency promise to facilitate partnerships, particularly if trust is low. In this paper, blockchain-based smart contracts are critically examined for their application to humanitarian supply chains (HSCs). We identify various adoption barriers which we categorize into organizational, technological, and environmental. As the use of blockchain-based smart contracts in HSCs is in its early stages, we propose future research propositions and directions that can provide insights into overcoming barriers and challenges of adopting the technology in the humanitarian sector.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 | Proceedings of IFAC MIM 2019 |