This thesis analyses the possibility of application of the innovative Blockchain technology within Manufacturing, taking into consideration different application scenarios, the possible resulting benefits and the technological constraints. Thanks to the diffusion of Bitcoins, which have gained great notoriety in recent years, the Blockchain has attracted the attention not only of researchers but also of investors who have begun to investigate the possibility of using this technology in other areas as well. Therefore, in this thesis this technology is first examined from an informatics point of view to understand the basic working mechanism and to find out what are the motivations that make it so interesting and so versatile; then the phenomenon of the fourth industrial revolution, the so-called Industry 4.0, is investigated in order to contextualize the current production scenario and the technologies with which the manufacturing world is evolving; finally, the definition of a decision-making framework will make it possible to establish the applicability of the Blockchain within different industrial applications taking into account the main technologies with which it will have to interface, the requirements it will have to respect and the benefits it will bring.
La tesi analizza la possibilità di applicazione della innovativa tecnologia Blockchain all’interno del Manufacturing, tenendo in onsiderazioni diversi scenari di applicazione, i possibili benefici risultanti ed i vincoli tecnologici. Grazie alla diffusione dei Bitcoin, che hanno acquisito una grande notorietà negli ultimi anni, la Blockchain ha richiamato l’attenzione non solo di ricercatori ma anche di investitori che hanno iniziato ad indagare la possibilità di utilizzare questa tecnologia anche in altri ambiti. Pertanto, in questa tesi viene dapprima analizzata questa tecnologia da un punto di vista informatico per capire il meccanismo base di funzionamento e per scoprire quali sono le motivazioni che la rendono così interessante e così versatile; quindi viene analizzato il fenomeno della quarta rivoluzione industriale, il cosiddetto Industry 4.0, al fine di contestualizzare al meglio l’attuale scenario produttivo e le tecnologie con cui il mondo del Manufacturing si sta evolvendo; infine, la definizione di un framework decisionale permetterà di stabilire l’applicabilità della Blockchain all’interno di diverse applicazioni industriali tenendo conto delle principali tecnologie con cui essa dovrà interfacciarsi, dei requisiti che dovrà rispettare e dei benefici che potrà portare.
Potentials of blockchain technologies in manufacturing. Study of applicability of blockchain technology in manufacturing : blockchain typologies, manufacturing scenarios, application benefits and technology constraints
VACCA TORELLI, SIMONE
2018/2019
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This thesis analyses the possibility of application of the innovative Blockchain technology within Manufacturing, taking into consideration different application scenarios, the possible resulting benefits and the technological constraints. Thanks to the diffusion of Bitcoins, which have gained great notoriety in recent years, the Blockchain has attracted the attention not only of researchers but also of investors who have begun to investigate the possibility of using this technology in other areas as well. Therefore, in this thesis this technology is first examined from an informatics point of view to understand the basic working mechanism and to find out what are the motivations that make it so interesting and so versatile; then the phenomenon of the fourth industrial revolution, the so-called Industry 4.0, is investigated in order to contextualize the current production scenario and the technologies with which the manufacturing world is evolving; finally, the definition of a decision-making framework will make it possible to establish the applicability of the Blockchain within different industrial applications taking into account the main technologies with which it will have to interface, the requirements it will have to respect and the benefits it will bring.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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