Keywords

blockchain, feature-function framework, supply chain management, systematic literature review, PRISMA, future research agenda, operations, logistics

Abstract

Purpose – Blockchain technology offers numerous venues for supply chain applications and research. However, the connections between specific blockchain features and future applications have been unclear to date in its evolution. The purpose of this study is to fill this void.

Design/methodology/approach – The authors advance the understanding of blockchain in supply chain management by providing a new research framework built on unique blockchain features as applied across core supply chain functions.

Findings – This study’s framework is a feature-function matrix that integrates four overarching supply chain functions (i.e. supplier management, logistics, production processes and customer management) with nine blockchain features (i.e. traceability/provenance, accessibility, visibility, immutability, distributed/shared ledger, validity, peer-to-peer transacting, pseudonymity and programmability). This study’s feature-function framework is supported by a structured, systematic review of reviews using PRISMA methods. The authors use the framework to present a future blockchain research agenda in supply chain management.

Originality/value – The authors provide a new blockchain feature/supply chain function framework and provide a structured path for future research.

Original Publication Citation

Blockchain in Supply Chain Management: A Feature-Framework for Future Research, with Hugo DeCampos, John Gardner, and Krista Gardner, Supply Chain Management, Vol. 29, No. 1, 2024, 27-49.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2023

Publisher

Supply Chain Management

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Business

Department

Finance

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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