Leveraging Consortium Blockchain for Secure Cross-Domain Data Sharing in Supply Chain Networks

Abstract

Supply Chain Networks (SCNs) play a vital role in achieving strategic decision-making for production and distribution facilities, aiming to meet market demands and gain competitive advantages. With the application of new-generation information technology in the supply chain, enterprises within SCNs generate a substantial volume of relevant business data. Sharing this data among SCN enterprises can effectively reduce operating costs, optimize business processes, and enhance the overall efficiency of the supply chain. However, effective data sharing among SCN participants faces challenges, such as data leakage, data quality assurance, and fair data value allocation. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a secure cross-domain data sharing model in SCNs (named SCN-CDSM) based on consortium blockchain technology. The model introduces trust, enables cross-domain data exchange, and promotes cooperation among supply chain enterprises. To ensure privacy, group signatures and access control smart contracts are designed, along with an approach to reduce blockchain throughput limitations. Furthermore, a sharing incentive mechanism utilizing the Stackelberg game model based on data value is designed to foster fairness and collaboration. Extensive numerical simulations are conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed schemes, achieving both security and efficiency in data sharing within SCNs.