BLOCKCHAIN IN LOGISTICS Perspectives on the upcoming impact of blockchain technology and use cases for the logistics industry 2018 Powered by DHL Trend Research PUBLISHER SPECIAL THANKS TO DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation Represented by Matthias Heutger Senior Vice President, Global Head of Innovation DHL CSI, 53844 Troisdorf, Germany Jaime González-Peralta Vice President Global CDO IT Products & Platforms DHL Supply Chain Keith Turner Chief Information Officer CDO DHL Supply Chain PROJECT DIRECTOR Dr. Markus Kückelhaus Vice President Innovation and Trend Research DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND EDITORIAL OFFICE Gina Chung Global Director Innovation and Trend Research DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation IN COOPERATION WITH Bastian Gockel Accenture Consulting Tuna Acar Accenture Technology Maximilian Forster Accenture Digital PREFACE Dear Reader, What if we could remove the need for intermediaries in the world of logistics? What if transactions could be veri?ed, recorded and coordinated autonomously without third parties? If this could be done, it would eliminate an entire layer of complexity from our global supply chains. Exploring the very latest analysis, opinions and ?ndings, and drawing on a number of fascinating use cases to identify key success factors for implementation, this trend report aims to answer: What is blockchain and what are the key challenges? This is the promise blockchain presents to the logistics industry. Right now, this technology is still far from maturity with many challenges to ove