| Creators: |
Mattke, Jens and Maier, Christian and Hund, Axel and Weitzel, Tim |
| Title: |
How an Enterprise Blockchain Application in the U.S. Pharmaceuticals Supply Chain is Saving Lives |
| Item Type: |
Article or issue of a publication series |
| Projects: |
IDI |
| Journal or Series Title: |
MIS Quarterly executive |
| Page Range: |
pp. 245-261 |
| Date: |
March 2019 |
| Divisions: |
Informationsmanagement |
| Abstract (ENG): |
The MediLedger Project has built a blockchain ecosystem application that prevents counterfeit pharmaceuticals from entering the U.S. pharmaceuticals supply chain. From the lessons learned, we make four recommendations: 1) use a “benevolent dictator” and base governance on “consensus through collaboration”; 2) store the verification of transactions, not the transactions themselves, on the blockchain; 3) use zero-knowledge proofs to verify product and transaction authenticity while preserving full privacy; 4) use blockchain application capabilities not found in traditional technologies to fix ineffective IS landscapes. |
| Forthcoming: |
No |
| Language: |
English |
| Citation: |
Mattke, Jens and Maier, Christian and Hund, Axel and Weitzel, Tim
(2019)
How an Enterprise Blockchain Application in the U.S. Pharmaceuticals Supply Chain is Saving Lives.
MIS Quarterly executive, 18 (4).
pp. 245-261.
ISSN 1540-1960
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