Blockchain-Based Architecture for a Sustainable Supply Chain in Cloud Architecture

Blockchain technology, as a well-known technology in financial spaces, has many advantages non-financial industries and supply chains. Two of the main benefits blockchain are smart contracts distributed decision-making processes. These features can be especially useful implementing Industry 4.0. Moreover, this increase productivity chains by enhancing transparency, reducing operational costs, improving monitoring supervision throughout lifecycle products. In paper, we introduce blockchain-based architecture for chain cloud architecture. This approach leads to more efficient implementation 4.0 increases sustainability chain. study, aim investigate whether proposed platform affects From perspective, solve large-scale problem cloud-based production–distribution system centralized states. The results solution indicate significant improvement decentralized state compared enhances We verify model considering an axiomatic design algorithm. model, cost is reduced up 45%, solving time decreased approximately 51% pessimistic conditions about 87% optimistic conditions. improvements directly enhance economic environmental sustainability, resulting energy consumption.