Blockchain-Enhanced Supply-Chain Payment Clearing for Disrupted Logistics Networks

Abstract

This article presents a pre-2019 blockchain-enhanced architecture for resilient supply-chain payment clearing in disrupted logistics networks. The proposed model anchors operational milestonessuch as dispatch, transit, inventory, and delivery eventsinto a permissioned distributed ledger, enabling deterministic ordering even when upstream confirmations are delayed or inconsistent. A disruption-responsive payment framework is introduced, combining multi-source validation, fallback attestation, and latency-adaptive timers to maintain clearing continuity under varying stress conditions. Simulation results, including the latency surface in Figure 2 and the disruption matrix in Table 1, show that the system preserves financial integrity in moderate disruptions and exhibits predictable, controlled latency growth under severe multi-node failures. The findings establish a robust early-generation blockchain approach for securing payment workflows in unstable supply-chain environments, improving auditability, reducing disputes, and supporting high-reliability settlement pipelines.