Blockchain Software Solutions in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Abstract

The growing interest in and expectations from the blockchain applications make many analysts pay close attention to it. In which areas of logistics and supply chain management is blockchain appropriate? What blockchain software solutions are available to Russian companies now? This article investigates the basic functionality of the existing software solutions on the market; a comparative analysis of blockchain platforms used for developing the solutions for logistics is also carried out. The main trends of blockchain application are identified on the basis of the analysis of the project experience on the use of blockchain in logistics and supply chain management in Russia and abroad. The problems, limitations and conditions of blockchain implementation are also determined.