Managing the integrity of products and processes in a multi-stakeholder supply chain
environment is a significant challenge. Many current solutions suffer from data …

In the US, the services sector provides employment to about 100 million, while the
manufacturing sector provides employment to about 20 million. These sectors are highly …

As a consequence of the upcoming fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0
(Industry 4.0), new disruptive technologies are being considered to be incorporated in the …

Blockchain, also known as a distributed ledger technology, stores different transactions/
operations in a chain of blocks in a distributed manner without needing a trusted third-party …

Motivated by the recent explosion of interest around blockchains, we examine whether they
make a good fit for the Internet of Things (IoT) sector. Blockchains allow us to have a …

Compared to centralized and decentralized models, distributed models have the potential to
dramatically expand the scalability of existing IoT and Industry 4.0 solutions while …

Blockchain technology the technology behind Bitcoin is a secure and resilient mechanism
for conducting peer-to-peer electronic transfer of anything of value, with a resulting …

Blockchain technologies paired with smart contracts exhibit the potential to transform the
global insurance industry. The recent evolution of smart contracts and their fast adoption …

Blockchain is receiving increasing attention from academy and industry, since it is
considered a breakthrough technology that could bring huge benefits to many different …

In recent years, electronic contracts have gained attention, especially in the context of the
blockchain technology. While public blockchains are considered secure, legally binding …