Abstract
This research aims to develop a deployable blockchain smart contract and oracle model for automated and transparent customs compliance checking in cross-border construction logistics. A scene analysis is conducted to extract requirements, and then a blockchain-enabled model is prototyped and tested in two case studies. We find that the prototype is feasible, and the performance is satisfactory in terms of compliance checking time (t = 1523–1530 s), accuracy (a = 55.9% to 100%), private data collection (p = 100%), and information transparency (l = 0.787–1). The innovation of this research is to combine blockchain smart contracts and oracles to achieve automation and transparency in cross-border construction logistics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2778-2812 |
| Number of pages | 35 |
| Journal | International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Early online date | 11 Mar 2024 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
The work presented in this paper was financially supported by the Innovation and Technology Commission – Hong Kong (ITC) with the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) [grant number ITP/029/20LP]. This funding source had no role in the design and conduction of this study.
Keywords
- Blockchain
- compliance check
- customs clearance
- oracles
- smart construction objects
- smart contract