A Deliberative Conception of Creating Blockchain Platform for

Milk and Dairy Products Supply Chain

Master Thesis Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the
degree of

Master of Business Administration

By

DHARUN VINCENT R

1827407

Under the Guidance of

Prof. Binto Kurien

Institute of Management

Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore

 A Deliberative Conception of Creating Blockchain Platform for
Milk and Dairy Products Supply Chain

Master Thesis Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the

degree of

Master of Business Administration

By

DHARUN VINCENT R

1827407

Under the Guidance of

Prof. Binto Kurien

Institute of Management
 Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the Master Thesis report entitled “A Deliberative Conception of
Creating Blockchain Platform for Milk and Dairy Products Supply Chain” has been
undertaken by me for the award of Master of Business Administration. I have completed this
study under the guidance of Prof. Binto Kurien.

I also declare that this Master Thesis report has not been submitted for the award of any
Degree, Diploma, Associate ship, Fellowship or any other title, in Christ (Deemed to Be
University) or in any other university.

Place: Bengaluru DHARUN VINCENT R

Date: (1827407)
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the thesis submitted by Mr. Dharun Vincent R on the title A
Deliberative Conception of Creating Blockchain Platform for Milk and Dairy Products
Supply Chain is a record of research work done by him during the academic year 2019 –
2020 under my guidance and supervision in partial fulfilment of Master of Business
Administration. This thesis has not been submitted for the award of any degree, diploma,
associateship or fellowship or any other title in this University or any other university.

Place: Bangalore (Name & Signature of the Guide)

Date: Prof. Binto Kurien

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I am indebted to many people who helped me accomplish this thesis successfully.

Firstly, to begin with, I thank the Vice Chancellor Dr. Fr. Abraham V. M., Institute of
Management, CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY), for giving me the opportunity to
do my research.

I thank Dr. Jain Mathew, Dean, Dr. Georgy Kurien, Associate Dean (Main Campus),
Dr. Jeevananda, Associate Dean (Kengeri campus), Prof. Sirish V, Head of the Department
(Main campus), Prof. Krishna M.C, Head of the Department (Kengeri Campus) and
Prof. Ramakrishnan N, Head-Lean Operations and Systems, CHRIST Institute of
Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) for their kind support.

I thank Prof. Binto Kurien for his support and guidance during the course of my
research. I remember him with much gratitude for his patience and motivation, but for which
I could not have submitted this work.

I thank my parents and almighty for their blessings and constant support, without
which this thesis would not have seen the light of day.

_____________________
DHARUN VINCENT R
1827407
ABSTRACT:

Most of the companies in this world have started adapting blockchain technology in their
supply chain, to increase the efficiency, security and traceability of their products. Food
companies have also started adapting blockchain technology to increase the food safety and
traceability. More than decades milk industry has not adapted any technologies in their
supply chain and more so important, 68% of milk supplied in India is contaminated. In this
we have created a blockchain platform for milk and dairy supply chain projecting the steps
and procedures to follow to implement blockchain technology in supply chain.

KEYWORDS: Blockchain, Blockchain as a Service (BaaS), Database, Data Warehouse

Chapter Page
TABLE OF CONTENTS
No. No.
1 Introduction 1
2 Methodology 23
3 Findings 31
4 Conclusion 43
5 Bibliography 45
6 Appendix 49
Figure Page
No. LIST OF FIGURES No.
1.1 Structure of Blockchain 5
1.2 Benefits of Partnership 9
1.3 Supply Chain of Milk and Dairy Products 16
3.1 Documentation involved in milk & dairy supply chain 32
3.2 Blockchain Platform for Milk and Dairy Products 34
3.3 Module Structure of Logistics Platform 41