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Lack of transparency, product authenticity, and regulatory compliance in global supply chains leads to inefficiencies, counterfeiting, and high operational costs across industries.
SupplyChainX leverages Aiken's smart contracts on Cardano to provide transparent, secure, and open source traceability for global supply chains.
This is the total amount allocated to SupplyChainX Revolutionizing SupplyChain with OPEN SOURCE SC.
Please provide your proposal title
SupplyChainX Revolutionizing SupplyChain with OPEN SOURCE SC
Enter the amount of funding you are requesting in ADA
68500
Please specify how many months you expect your project to last
8
Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated
No
Original Language
en
What is the problem you want to solve?
Lack of transparency, product authenticity, and regulatory compliance in global supply chains leads to inefficiencies, counterfeiting, and high operational costs across industries.
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Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?
No
Describe any dependencies or write 'No dependencies'
No dependencies
Will your project's outputs be fully open source?
Yes
License and Additional Information
The outputs will be completly OPEN SOURCE, making the smart contracts and blockchain integration code available to the community. The codebase will be shared on GitHub under a permissive license (e.g., MIT or Apache 2.0), ensuring wide access and promoting innovation across sectors. Additionally, documentation and developer guides will be provided to facilitate adoption and further development by the community.
Please choose the most relevant theme and tag related to the outcomes of your proposal.
Supply Chain
Describe what makes your idea innovative compared to what has been previously funded (whether by you or others).
By using Aiken’s smart contracts, we can automate processes, reduce human error, and ensure data integrity at every step of the supply chain. Additionally, representing products or batches as NFTs provides a unique, verifiable identity for each item, which addresses issues of authenticity and counterfeiting. Our open-source approach encourages collaboration and continuous improvement, while the SaaS model ensures scalability and accessibility for businesses. This method provides the most efficient, secure, and adaptable solution to the complex challenges faced by global supply chains.
Describe what your prototype or MVP will demonstrate, and where it can be accessed.
SupplyChainX is an open-source platform leveraging smart contracts on Cardano to bring transparency, security, and efficiency to global supply chains. Using blockchain and NFTs, SupplyChainX enables real-time product traceability from origin to consumer, ensuring product authenticity, reducing fraud, and facilitating regulatory compliance. Each product or batch will be represented as an NFT, allowing stakeholders across industries verify product movement and origin securely. The platform also automates processes that are traditionally manual, minimizing errors and reducing operational costs
Describe realistic measures of success, ideally with on-chain metrics.
Initially, we will develop open-source smart contracts tailored for key industries. In the second phase, we will run pilot programs with industry partners. These pilots will measure the reduction in counterfeit products, improvements in traceability and regulatory compliance, and operational cost savings through the automation of supply chain processes.Additionally, on-chain metrics such as the number of NFTs created, smart contract executions, and overall network activity on Cardano will provide concrete evidence of the system's effectiveness and adoption.
Please describe your proposed solution and how it addresses the problem
SupplyChainX will be an open-source platform leveraging Aiken’s smart contracts on Cardano to bring transparency, security, and efficiency to global supply chains. Using blockchain and NFTs, SupplyChainX enables real-time product traceability from origin to consumer, ensuring product authenticity, reducing fraud, and facilitating regulatory compliance. Each product or batch will be represented as an NFT, allowing stakeholders across industries like pharmaceuticals, food, luxury goods, and medical devices to track and verify product movement and origin securely. The platform also automates processes that are traditionally manual, minimizing errors and reducing operational costs.
How you perceive the problem you are solving?
The problem we’re solving is a widespread lack of transparency, traceability, and authenticity in global supply chains, which leads to inefficiencies, counterfeiting, and regulatory challenges. Industries such as pharmaceuticals, food, medical devices, and luxury goods face risks due to fragmented, manual processes and a lack of unified systems for verifying the movement and origin of products. These gaps create opportunities for fraud, increase operational costs, and make it difficult for businesses to meet regulatory standards. We see this problem as an urgent need for innovation, where blockchain technology can provide a transparent, secure, and immutable solution.
What are your reasons for approaching it in the way that you have?
We’ve chosen to approach this problem by leveraging blockchain technology, specifically Cardano’s secure and scalable infrastructure, because it offers a decentralized, immutable, and transparent ledger ideal for supply chain traceability. By using Aiken’s smart contracts, we can automate processes, reduce human error, and ensure data integrity at every step of the supply chain. Additionally, representing products or batches as NFTs provides a unique, verifiable identity for each item, which addresses issues of authenticity and counterfeiting. Our open-source approach encourages collaboration and continuous improvement, while the SaaS model ensures scalability and accessibility for businesses across various industries. This method provides the most efficient, secure, and adaptable solution to the complex challenges faced by global supply chains.
Who will your project engage?
Our project will engage a broad range of stakeholders across various industries. Key participants include food producers, pharmaceutical companies, luxury goods manufacturers, and medical device companies, all of which face challenges with product authenticity, traceability, and regulatory compliance.
Supply chain partners such as distributors, logistics providers, and retailers will also benefit from the platform’s ability to offer real-time product tracking and verification. Finally, we aim to involve the open-source community, developers, and the Cardano ecosystem to foster continuous innovation and improvement of the platform.
How you will demonstrate or prove your impact?
We will demonstrate our impact through measurable metrics and real-world use cases. Initially, we will develop open-source smart contracts tailored for key industries. In the second phase, we will run pilot programs with industry partners in sectors like food and pharmaceuticals who are interested in adopting this technology. These pilots will measure the reduction in counterfeit products, improvements in traceability and regulatory compliance, and operational cost savings through the automation of supply chain processes. User feedback will be gathered to evaluate satisfaction and system performance. All pilot data will be shared publicly to ensure transparency. Additionally, on-chain metrics such as the number of NFTs created, smart contract executions, and overall network activity on Cardano will provide concrete evidence of the system's effectiveness and adoption. Lastly, independent audits will verify the platform’s security and reliability, further validating its impact.
Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community
In what way will the success of your project bring value to the Cardano Community?
SupplyChainX will have a significant positive impact on the wider Cardano community by driving real-world adoption of the blockchain. By utilizing Cardano’s smart contracts and NFTs for global supply chain traceability, our project will showcase the versatility and scalability of Cardano beyond the financial sector. This will attract developers, businesses, and industry leaders to build and innovate within the Cardano ecosystem. Additionally, as an open-source platform, SupplyChainX will encourage collaboration and contributions from the Cardano developer community, fostering innovation and creating more opportunities for projects within the ecosystem. The project will also increase network activity, smart contract usage, and demand for Cardano’s native token (ADA), further strengthening the blockchain’s ecosystem and value proposition. Overall, SupplyChainX demonstrates Cardano’s potential to transform industries, helping to grow both the technology and the community globally.
How will you measure this impact?
We will measure the impact of SupplyChainX through both on-chain and off-chain metrics. On-chain metrics will include the number of smart contracts deployed, NFTs created for product traceability, and the volume of transactions on the Cardano network. We will also track network activity related to SupplyChainX, such as the number of unique users and businesses adopting the platform. Off-chain, we will collect feedback from industry partners and users to assess satisfaction and system performance. Public sharing of pilot data will ensure transparency in our results. Lastly, the level of engagement from the Cardano developer community, including contributions to our open-source platform, will serve as a key indicator of the project's broader impact on the ecosystem.
How will you share the outputs and opportunities that result from your project?
We will share the outputs and opportunities from SupplyChainX through multiple channels to ensure transparency and maximize community engagement. First, all smart contracts, code, and documentation will be made available as open-source repositories on platforms like GitHub, allowing developers from the Cardano community and beyond to access, contribute, and build upon our solution. We will also publish regular updates, case studies, and performance reports on our website, detailing the progress of pilot programs, industry impact, and key metrics. Additionally, we will engage with the Cardano community via forums, social media, and dedicated webinars or workshops to present results and foster collaboration. We plan to collaborate with key stakeholders, including businesses and regulators, to explore further applications of the platform. Finally, we will participate in Cardano-focused conferences and events to share opportunities for expansion and development, encouraging widespread adoption of our solution and growing the Cardano ecosystem.
What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?
Damián Hryb, a respected engineer and active member of the Cardano community since 2021, is the founder of CardanoTrees, the first fully on-chain evolutive generative art project on Cardano, where digital trees grow autonomously—merging blockchain, visual art, and environmental awareness. He played a key role in Veritree’s Initial Tree Offering (ITO), a milestone collaboration with Cardano Forest that enabled the planting of real trees through blockchain innovation. Damián has been recognized in several Cardano hackathons, including winning first place at the Cardano Tech week hackathon and second place in the Cardano LATAM Builders Hackathon . He has extensive experience developing with Cardano, has completed the Smart Contract Programming course from ADALAB–UTN (organized by IOHK), and continues to advance his expertise using next-generation tools such as Aiken. Beyond blockchain, Damián brings over 15 years of experience as a university professor in Argentina, teaching engineering and numerical modeling, which enriches his ability to connect technology with education, creativity, and sustainable impact.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dami%C3%A1n-emmanuel-hryb-32834b29/
Milestone Title
Smart Contract Design and Social Engagement
Milestone Outputs
Acceptance Criteria
Evidence of Completion
Delivery Month
2
Cost
18000
Progress
20 %
Milestone Title
Development of Functional Smart Contracts and DApp Visualization with Basic Front-End
Milestone Outputs
Acceptance Criteria
Evidence of Completion
Delivery Month
5
Cost
25000
Progress
60 %
Milestone Title
Pilot with Company and Scientific Document on Cardano for Supply Chain Traceability
Milestone Outputs
Acceptance Criteria
Evidence of Completion
Delivery Month
7
Cost
18000
Progress
90 %
Milestone Title
Final Summary and Reporting
Milestone Outputs
Acceptance Criteria
Evidence of Completion
Delivery Month
8
Cost
7500
Progress
100 %
Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources
Milestone 1 - 2 months
14000 ADA - Research and design of smart contract models and DApp architecture.
2500 ADA - Creation of website and social media channels.
1500 ADA - Project management.
Milestone 2 - 3 months
21000 ADA - Development of a fully functional smart contract for different industries in Aiken. Creation of a simple front-end interface to interact with the smart contracts.
2500 ADA - Public demonstration video of the DApp.
1500 ADA - Project management.
Milestone 3 - 2 months
14000 ADA - Adaptation and customization of the DApp for use by a partner company in a pilot project.
2500 ADA - Writing and submission of a scientific document on the use of Cardano for traceability in supply chains.
1500 ADA - Project management.
Final Milestone - 1 month
3500 ADA - Final document summarizing the entire process, from smart contract development to its implementation, adaptation for a partner company and pilot project results.
2500 ADA - Summary video.
1500 ADA - Project management.
Total 59500 ADA
How does the cost of the project represent value for the Cardano ecosystem?
68500 ADA for 8 months of work represents an investment from the Cardano treasury of just 8500 ADA per month. This investment is highly valuable given the potential to showcase the supply chain industry's transformation through Cardano's blockchain, demonstrating how it can provide secure and scalable solutions for product traceability across various sectors such as food, pharmaceuticals, and luxury goods.
The project encompasses the development of open-source smart contracts using Aiken, the creation of a DApp with a basic front-end for user interaction, and the use of NFTs for ensuring product authenticity and regulatory compliance. These innovations will demonstrate the power of Cardano’s blockchain in solving real-world challenges in supply chain transparency and fraud prevention.
Moreover, this project opens the door for companies in regulated industries to adopt blockchain technology for their supply chains, showcasing efficiency, security, and trust that Cardano can offer. The publication of a scientific article based on the project’s findings will further promote Cardano within both the DeFi and industrial sectors, expanding the blockchain’s reach and credibility as a solution for complex industrial challenges.
With a clear roadmap and highly skilled team, the long-term benefits of this project are immense, including the potential to onboard businesses and developers into the Cardano ecosystem, thereby boosting network activity and increasing real-world adoption. We believe this project is a strong investment, with significant returns for the Cardano ecosystem in terms of visibility, use case expansion, and industry adoption.
Terms and Conditions:
Yes
Damian Hryb, Ing. - Developer:
Project Manager TBD