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Introduction
The distributed ledger of blockchain could greatly enhance collaboration among shippers, carriers, and forwarders as well as producers and manufacturers. With blockchain transactions could be verified, recorded and coordinated autonomously without third parties. This holds the promise of eliminating a layer of complexity and introducing opportunities for reliable provenance tracking in the Blockchain can enable reliable tracking of goods in Logistics & Supply Chain Blockchain also holds the promise of cutting through the , and also can help to reduce delays caused by manual, often “paper-based” documents being sent back and forth by post, email, and faxprocesses.
However, since blockchain technology is still not widely adopted, there are many challenges to overcome before it blockchain can be successfully deployed at scale widely in the logistics & supply chain industry. According to DHL’s research, “Likely the biggest challenge will be achieving successful industry adoption through collaboration and even co-opetition between diverse Logistics & Supply Chain stakeholders that have legacy processes and varying interests.”
A Hyperledger Logistics & Supply Chain SIG could help overcome address some of these challenges and propose a way forward that is neutrally basedby bringing the collective wisdom of the community in a vendor-neutral, open source manner, using the Hyperledger open-source blockchain framework. With blockchain, there is an opportunity to create a level of trust that enables multiple trading partners to collaborate more easily.Since 2017 we have seen a number of interesting proofs of concept (POCs) and pilots deployed in this sector that is based on Hyperledger frameworks.
Blockchain can be used for asset management, to improve transparency and traceability, and to automate commercial processes with “smart contracts,” which facilitate and verify the performance of contracts without third parties. The potential for blockchain in Logistics & Supply Chain is significant. However, moving from concepts and pilot applications to actually deploy viable solutions will require the technology to be further developed, organizational transformation and a willingness to collaborate between all stakeholders. Success depends on all parties working together to transform legacy processes and to jointly adopt new ways of creating value for this space. It is time to create a platform for our community to share knowledge and build collaborative efforts, learning from each other’s experiences, successes, and challenges.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Special Interest Group (SCLSC-SIG) will be focused on applying distributed ledger technology in general, and Hyperledger technologies in particular, to supply chain track & trace, import/export, prevention of fake goods, customs, duties & tariffsall relevant use cases in logistics and supply chain industry.
Who can join this SIG:
- This is open to all verticals engaged in blockchain initiatives for logistics & supply chain use cases – e.g. Transportation, Shipping, Semiconductors, Retail, Healthcare, Pharma, etc.
- Types of organizations may include carriers, shippers, manufacturers, 3PL, Software/Hardware vendors, public sector agencies, service providers, consultants, etc.
- The SIG will delve into both technical and business discussions and project activities, in collaboration with Hyperledger's technical steering committee.
Scope
The activities of the SCLSC-SIG will include:
Identifying related reference architectures (for example business and integration architecture, technical and infrastructure architecture), frameworks such as Hyperledger Grid, and models (OSI), use cases, current pilots and proofs of concept, and production case studies;
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Logistics & Supply Chain best practices, awareness of and working in accordance with such rules as customs & import-export regulations.
The SCLSC-SIG is prohibited from performing or engaging in any form of lobbying or attempts to influence government policy making or regulatory processes. It is also not intended as a platform for the procurement of services.
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As with all Hyperledger Working and Special Interest Groups, the Logistics & Supply Chain SIG will be open to everyone and an inclusive environment for both technical and non-technical entities.
Work Products
This group would strive to remain an action-oriented group, where we work together on projects that have tangible timelines and outputs for the benefit of the community.
We are open to what the “work products” of the group will be: documents, new project proposals, reports, demos, videos, infographics. The aim is to bring the industry together and enable collaboration . The anticipated initial work products will include (but are not limited to) a set of documents describing Logistics & Supply Chain use cases for blockchain technology. This will be an inventory of example use cases which captures common processes, which may suggest applications that are built or could be built using software being developed at Hyperledger. If existing inventories of such use cases exist, those should be identified and reviewed as well. The that simplifies and promotes adoption of blockchain for the industry as a whole.
The group should aim to identify common ground for collaboration between members, tackling the biggest challenges of the space. The SCLSC-SIG may also host sub-groups, and in-person meetings intended to accelerate the working groupSIG's mission and foster a sense of community among members.
Another suggested work product would be to produce a neutral Logistics & Supply Chain report/white paper, based on the use cases, that demonstrates how Logistics & Supply Chain tracking, shipping, delivery, and authenticity can be improved using blockchain technology based on Hyperledger.
Another suggested project would be to work together on a Logistics & Supply Chain demo to be shown at the Consensus event in April 2019.
LSC-SIG Home Page and Mailing List:
Home Page and Meeting: https://lf-hyperledger.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AoAtAQ
Join Mailing List: https://lists.hyperledger.org/g/supply-chain-sig
Collaborators (other groups):
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The following individuals have already expressed an interest in joining this SIG, and we hope they will become contributors over the first year:
List of interested parties listed with their consent, including name, association,
- Ricardo Garcia, ScanTrust SA,
- Sebastien HENOT, Business Innovation Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, MOBI (Vehicle Identity workgroup)
- Allan Gulley, Senior Manager - Blockchain Strategy at Auburn University RFID Lab
- Joshua Satten, Wipro Limited, Blockchain Partner - NA,
- Hitarshi Meenketu Buch, Wipro Limited, Blockchain Lead Technical Architect,
- Gilles Gravier, Wipro Limited, Senior Manager - Open Source,
- Ralph Verhlest, VISMA EBPI, Technical Strategy Manager, Business Development Lead Blockchain,
- Stephen J Rogers - VP of Blockchain Initiatives for Supply Chain - IBM Industry Platforms,
- Bobbi Muscara / Ledger Academy (Learning Materials Working Group)
- Lucy Hakobyan, MOBI.dlt
- Arlen Stark, BiTA
- Siddharth Jain, Johnson & Johnson
- Stefan Rehm, Founder at Intelipost,
- Jonathan Chevalier, Chief Blockchain Architect,
- Michael Ribet, Product Development Manager, Sofbang
- Srikanth Sripathi, Blockchain Competency Head, Infosys Limited
- Gurdeep Kalra, Blockchain SME, Infosys Limited
- Jimjees Abraham, Chief Innovation Officer, ChainDigit
- Wilfred Ruijsch, Enterprise Solutions Project Director,
- Jai Suri, Sr. Director Product Management, Oracle
- Amim Knabben, Open Source Engineer
- Sacha Uhlmann, Chief Product Officer, modum.io
- David McLaughlin, Director, RSM US LLP
- Christian Winzeler, Director, RSM US LLP
- Beverly Macy, LA Blockchain Lab, UCLA Anderson
- Evelyn Mei, Product Strategy Manager, Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud
- Dominic Regan, Senior Director EMEA - Logistics, Oracle
- Edmund To, Software Engineer, Industrie&Co
- Zelda Leung, Everledger
- Clive Boulton, Supply Chain/ERP Architect and Software Engineer, Independent.
Proposed Chair
The following individual(s) have volunteered to serve as the initial Chair, and a Vice-Chair’s of the SIG:
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Vice Chair: Joshua Satten, Blockchain Partner North America, Wipro Limited
Note: There is an opportunity to re-elect new Chair and Vice Chair roles every 3 months. Anyone can raise their hands if they have ideas on taking this SIG to new heights. We will have the SIG members decide via an online poll/survey on who they want to pick as their chair, vice chair once a quarter.
NOTE: As part of this proposal, the Hyperledger SIG working processes as described here will be followed: https://wiki.hyperledger.org/groups/sig-application