Feasibility study on the application of blockchain technology in the reclaiming asphalt process
K. Bachas (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)
A Koutamanis – Mentor (TU Delft - Design & Construction Management)
P.J. Boelhouwer – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - OLD Housing Systems)
J. Ubacht – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Information and Communication Technology)
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Abstract
The present research is focused on the possibilities of implementing blockchain technology in the reclaiming asphalt process in the Netherlands, in collaboration with BAM Infraconsult. The feasibility of using blockchain technology in order to improve several parts of this process is investigated. More specifically, the Design Science Research approach is used, and the main purpose of the study is to design an artifact that will be used for two use cases in the reclaiming asphalt process, i) an information platform use case and ii) a supply chain management use case. At first, the process is analyzed in terms of i) business network, ii) the process itself and iii) the information that is exchanged during its execution. Then, the proposed model is designed in two ways, i) a Sequence Diagram and ii) by using the online playground of Hyperledger Composer. At the end, the proposed model is validated and five possible benefits that could be brought in the process are mentioned: i) transparency in transactions, ii) materials traceability, iii) long terms sharing of data in a predetermined way, iv) g give permission to predetermined actors to view specific data and v) reliability, immutability and trustiness in the stored data.