Positive Impacts of Blockchain and IoT on Supply Chain Operation
Blockchain and IoT are two different technologies coming together for increasing the reliability, efficiency and speed process of the supply chain operations. These technologies can offer various benefits for suppliers, manufacturers as well as other stakeholders of the supply chain. IoT devices can be utilized for monitoring and tracking the goods status throughout their journey in the supply chain. The information can be easily shared with blockchain based framework; as a result, all the network participants can access the data in real time. The amalgamation of these two technologies will significantly boost the movement of goods around the borders. This is a reason why blockchain has become the safe and efficient medium for cross border transaction which is cheaper and prevented from any fraud due to the presence of distributed ledger of the blockchain. Smart Contracts to Speed up The Payment Cycle Blockchain smart contracts are well designed to offer great efficiency and sp...