A blockchain-based multisignature approach for supply chain governance:A use case from the Australian beef industry  

作　　者：Shoufeng Cao Marcus Foth Warwick Powell Thomas Miller Ming Li 

机构地区：[1]Queensland University of Technology,Brisbane,4000,Australia [2]BeefLedger Ltd.,Brisbane,Australia [3]Fudan University,Shanghai,200437,China [4]China Electronics Standardization Institute,Beijing,101102,China

出　　处：《Blockchain(Research and Applications)》2022年第4期33-43,共11页区块链研究（英文）

基　　金：This study was supported by funding from Food Agility CRC Ltd.and Future Food Systems CRC Ltd.,funded under the Commonwealth Government CRC Program.The CRC Program supports industry-led collaborations among industry,researchers,and the community.

摘　　要：This paper designed and implemented a blockchain-based multisignature approach to digitally transform supply chain governance in multi-tier food supply chains,particularly in a geographically dispersed beef supply chain.An exploratory case study was utilised to demonstrate the design,implementation,and evaluation of a blockchainbased multisignature approach that was deployed on the Smart Trade Networks(STN)Proof of Authority(PoA)blockchain system for data collection and validation in a beef supply chain context.The multisignature approach was implemented with a use case to track a shipment of 92 cattle and meat products through key events from farm to food service.The use-case deployment records approximately 6000 data points registered on the STN PoA blockchain system.The real-case deployment illustrates the capability of the blockchain-based multisignature approach to digitally improve beef supply chain governance by enabling whole-of-chain transparency and trustworthy information sharing and supports supply chain professionals to have a better understanding of how to unlock blockchain potential for supply chain transformation.

关 键 词：Beef supply chain Supply chain governance Digital transformation Blockchain MULTISIGNATURE Multi-signing mechanism 

分 类 号：TP311.13[自动化与计算机技术—计算机软件与理论]