International Business Machines Corporation
Allocation of Resources in a Collaborative Supply Chain Using Blockchain Technology

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and computer program products for allocating resources in a collaborative supply chain using blockchain technology are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes obtaining, via at least one blockchain network, information pertaining to distributor inventory of one or more resources; obtaining, via the at least one blockchain network, inputs from two or more vendors of the one or more resources; automatically determining (i) an allocation of at least a portion of the one or more resources across the two or more vendors and (ii) pricing information for the allocation attributed to each of the two or more vendors, wherein said automatic determination comprises executing a multi-party computation protocol among the distributor and the two or more vendors; and outputting (i) the allocation and (ii) the pricing information to the distributor and the two or more vendors.