TITLE:
Study of Blockchain Application in the Logistics Industry
AUTHORS:
Joyce Oliveira Déo da Silva, Daiane Rodrigues dos Santos
KEYWORDS:
Blockchain, Logistics, Supply Chain
JOURNAL NAME:
Theoretical Economics Letters,
Vol.12 No.2,
March
7,
2022
ABSTRACT: In this article, a study of blockchain technology
application in the logistics industry is presented. The main problems in the
logistics area are delayed in delivery, loss of documentation, unknown source
of products, errors, among others, which can
be minimized and even avoided by implementing this technology. This
blockchain technology initially emerged along with Bitcoin and stands out due
to its qualities related to privacy, security, and authenticity. Thus, the
objective of this work, exploratory and explanatory, was to evaluate the level
of knowledge about the tool, the difficulties in the logistics sector and the
advantages in supply chain management. This was done through the application of
forms and a questionnaire aimed at determining the level of knowledge about blockchain of professionals in the
logistics area and the adoption in the organizations where they work.
This work aims to conduct a bibliographic study on the benefits of applying
blockchain technology, proposing improvements in the information and
contracting network in the logistics industry and a quality tracking system. A
survey was conducted with a sample of 40 respondents. The results obtained
revealed that only 42.5% of respondents had due knowledge concerning this
technology, because it is recent in the logistics area. 87.5% agree that
blockchain technology would solve some problems in the logistics area, however
only 17.5% of the companies use the tool. About the training for the new
digital era addressed in the survey, only 27.5% described that their companies
invest in technology.