Foreign and domestic experience of application of blockchain technology in transport and logistics service

The article presents an overview of the practice of using blockchain technology in the process of digitalization of logistics and management of transport and logistics services of leading countries and companies. The advantages of using blockchain technology in the process of supply chain management are analyzed. The main world trends on this issue are considered. The essence of blockchain technology, practice and prospects of its application in the field of transport and logistics services and areas of activity are revealed. Examples of the use of blockchain technology by leading companies are given. The subject of research is the organizational and technological mechanism of interaction of business entities in the process of implementation and application of blockchain technology in supply chain management. It is shown that the integration of key business processes in supply chains today requires adequate information support, which can be provided by blockchain technology by ensuring transparency and traceability of current information, intelligent software and access to the cloud information system and allows the logistics facility to make independent decisions on current logistics operations and the choice of transportation route. It is determined that the blockchain will simplify the procedure of state administration of the supply chain and promote the implementation of state policy aimed at reducing the level of counterfeit products and improving the quality of goods entering the retail network, which directly affects the socio-economic development of regions. The article presents the results of the review of the Ukrainian and foreign scientists and practitioners researches, which made it possible to establish the main directions of the blockchain in transport and logistics service perspectives researches, formulation of principles of the blockchain technologies introduction in logistic activity.