Blockchain, the Emerging Platform for Manufacturing 4.0
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-the-emerging-platform-for-manufacturing-4-0/
Jan 29, 2018 - This research paper explains how distributed ledgers will serve as open platforms for the fourth industrial revolution, enabling the integration of additive manufacturing, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and big data analytics across supply chains, from design and sourcing to delivery and usage. It illustrates the concepts of smart products, smart factories, digital end-to-end engineering, and mass customization through use cases.
Keyword: 3D printing,
AI,
aircraft,
engineering,
IoT,
manufacturing,
SDG 12,
SDG 9,
smart contract,
smart factory,
supply chain,
technology
Which Smart Contract Platform Do You Need?
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/which-smart-contract-platform-do-you-need/
May 23, 2023 - Smart contracts are a special type of software application—one that can execute the terms of an agreement in a secure and distributed manner. They have potential to lower costs and speed processes. This research helps leaders to determine which smart contract platform is right for their blockchain use case. It focuses on the top public platforms—Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Tezos, Hedera, Algorand, Solana, and Avalanche—and it presents seven criteria for evaluation: security, performance and scalability, development costs, execution costs, environmental impact, the contract language’s expressivity, and research and development funding....
Introducing Asset Chains
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/introducing-asset-chains/
Nov 28, 2017 - With case studies on Moog, Merck, and Sweetbridge, this project uncovers how to optimize supply chains for greater responsiveness and transparency with confidentiality, achieve network scale and efficiency, and approach autonomous supply chain functions with the industrial Internet of Things.
Keyword: Animal Ventures,
industrial Internet,
logistics,
management,
manufacturing,
network state management,
procurement,
SDG 12,
SDG 17,
supply chain,
trade finance
