A Blockchain Framework to Improve the Sustainability of Food Supply Chain in New York City
Title
A Blockchain Framework to Improve the Sustainability of Food Supply Chain in New York City
Date
2022
Publisher
New York Institute of Technology
Subject
Food industry and trade--Data processing--New York (N.Y.)
Food supply--New York (N.Y.)
Physical distribution of goods--Data processing--New York (N.Y.)
Sustainable agriculture--New York (N.Y.)
Blockchains (Databases)
Food supply--New York (N.Y.)
Physical distribution of goods--Data processing--New York (N.Y.)
Sustainable agriculture--New York (N.Y.)
Blockchains (Databases)
Language
English
Abstract
This thesis addresses the data gap using publicly available data to analyze New York City food supply chain and identify a few challenges in its sustainability. The proper temperature in food transportation and storage is identified as the main reason for food waste as more
than 20% of the transported food goes to waste because of improper storage temperature.
In this thesis, we propose a blockchain framework to address this temperature control problem in the food supply chain. The proposed framework uses blockchain features including Proof of Stake that can be used by government officials to add companies/suppliers to the
chain, Proof of Burn to guarantee the fairness of the system and prevent big companies from monopolizing the market, and Proof of Vote to allow government officials to vote on new rules and regulations, and smart contract along with sensors to monitor food temperature
throughout the different stages in the supply chain. The proposed framework ensures temperature compliance of the supply chain as well as provides transparency of the system. We take New York City's dairy import as a case study to create the framework and create a smart
contract to monitor the temperature of the dairy products. To evaluate the performance of the framework we compared the throughput, block generation time, and transaction confirmation time of the system using Proof of Stake and Proof of Work consensus algorithms.
The proposed blockchain framework is able to support up to 1000 transactions per second.
The proposed system can be adapted to track other products and customized and scaled to support government agencies in implementing a transparent and more efficient food supply
chain.
than 20% of the transported food goes to waste because of improper storage temperature.
In this thesis, we propose a blockchain framework to address this temperature control problem in the food supply chain. The proposed framework uses blockchain features including Proof of Stake that can be used by government officials to add companies/suppliers to the
chain, Proof of Burn to guarantee the fairness of the system and prevent big companies from monopolizing the market, and Proof of Vote to allow government officials to vote on new rules and regulations, and smart contract along with sensors to monitor food temperature
throughout the different stages in the supply chain. The proposed framework ensures temperature compliance of the supply chain as well as provides transparency of the system. We take New York City's dairy import as a case study to create the framework and create a smart
contract to monitor the temperature of the dairy products. To evaluate the performance of the framework we compared the throughput, block generation time, and transaction confirmation time of the system using Proof of Stake and Proof of Work consensus algorithms.
The proposed blockchain framework is able to support up to 1000 transactions per second.
The proposed system can be adapted to track other products and customized and scaled to support government agencies in implementing a transparent and more efficient food supply
chain.
Format
PDF
Identifier
https://repository.nyitlibrary.org/files/original/fb384f1afbac8c2fc2929ca923f1efe4.pdf
School
School of Engineering and Computing Sciences
Department
Department of Electrical & Computer Science
Degree
Master of Science in Data Science
Files
Collection
Citation
Vladucu, Maria-Victoria, A Blockchain Framework to Improve the Sustainability of Food Supply Chain in New York City. New York Tech Institutional Repository, accessed October 9, 2026, https://repository.nyitlibrary.org/items/show/3230
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