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Blockchain By Example

You're reading from   Blockchain By Example A developer's guide to creating decentralized applications using Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Hyperledger

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788475686
Length 528 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Xun (Brian) Wu Xun (Brian) Wu
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Bellaj Badr Bellaj Badr
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Richard Horrocks Richard Horrocks
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Say Hello to Blockchain FREE CHAPTER 2. Building a Bitcoin Payment System 3. Building Your Own Cryptocurrency 4. Peer-to-Peer Auctions in Ethereum 5. Tontine Game with Truffle and Drizzle 6. Blockchain-Based Futures System 7. Blockchains in Business 8. Creating an ICO 9. Distributed Storage IPFS and Swarm 10. Supply Chain on Hyperledger 11. Letter of Credit (LC) Hyperledger 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

Food industry supply chain

The main reason for classical supply chain inefficiency is the lack of transparency and reliable reporting. Many companies suffer from the lack of visibility regarding the entire supply chain of their products, and hence lose an immediate competitive advantage over competitors in their industries.

In the traditional supply chain models, the information about an entity is not fully transparent to others, which leads to inaccurate reports and a lack of interoperability. Emails and printed documents provide certain information, but still can’t contain fully detailed visibility and traceability information since the products across the entire supply chain are hard to trace. It is almost impossible for the consumer to know the true value of the product they purchased.

Since the blockchain is a transparent, immutable, and secure decentralized system...

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