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Optimizing Resource Management in Algerian Traditional Brick Manufacturing (SNG) Using Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts with Solidity

Authors:
Aimene Boughrira
Samia Aitouche
El Hocine Grabsi
Hichem Aouag
Kamel Taouririt
Khireddine Bourmel

Keywords: Optimization; Blockchain; Smart contracts; Resource Management.

Abstract:
Resource management is the strategic process of efficiently planning, organizing and controlling resources, such as: time, money, materials and personnel to achieve organizational goals. Different crucial roles are played by it, such as waste minimization, cost reduction, time protection, energy conservation, and productivity enhancement, while sustainability and adaptability in dynamic environments are ensured. In summary, it is a process regarded as essential for the achievement of long-term success. In addition, optimizing resource management is a critical challenge across all fields, particularly in the industrial sector, where inefficiencies lead to negative impacts. Effective strategies require balancing resource allocation, energy consumption and production output while maintaining sustainability. Advances in technology, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain offer promising solutions to enhance efficiency and revolutionize the whole of the industrial field. In our study, we discuss the implementation and local adaptation of a Blockchain-driven inventory and production management solution, based on a smart contract model that is already operational in other countries but not yet adopted in Algeria (Batna) uniquely tailored for a traditional brick manufacturing industry. Modular Smart Contracts will form part of this system (where challenges like inefficiencies, lack of trust, waste, and high costs persist), enabling a number of operational needs-from the raw material management, production oversight, to inventory administration. These Smart Contracts of integration in the study measure how Blockchain can enhance transparency, efficiency, and reliability in managing the resources at different stages of the brick production process.

Pages: 13 to 20

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2025

Publication date: May 18, 2025

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4375

ISBN: 978-1-68558-272-2

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from May 18, 2025 to May 22, 2025