...Anshu Kumari; Manish Tiwari; Sandeep Jagtap; Bhavin Shah; Vinay Surendra Yadav; Sudishna Ghoshal Purpose Blockchain technology ( BCT ) is a novel and disruptive innovation that can transform procurement processes in various industries, including the food sector. BCT can offer benefits...

...Fung Yi Tam Purpose This study aims to investigate how fashion brands adopt blockchain technology in the fashion supply chain and give insights to practitioners in the fashion industry who are planning to adopt blockchain technology in their fashion supply chain. Design/methodology/approach...

...Anandika Sharma; Rohit Kumar Singh Purpose In the disruptive business environment, the agro-food supply chain faces numerous challenges from source to consumption. Consequently, this study aims to investigate how blockchain technology is used in the agri-food chain supply to make it more efficient...

... ). A digital platform can support trust among the stakeholders in the ecosystem. A blockchain solution can powerfully support the 5PL ecosystem from partner relationships’ points of view. The implementation of a cybersecurity reference model is important for protection ( Bandari, 2023 ). Reverse logistics...

...Bárbara Elis Silva; José Geraldo Vidal Vieira; Hugo Yoshizaki Purpose This study aims to identify the driving factors that influence blockchain technology adoption in the context of a supply chain (SC), considering three dimensions: technology, transactions and collaboration. Design/methodology...

...Andrew Ebekozien; Clinton Aigbavboa; Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan Purpose Studies show that the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies can be used to transform the built environment sector in the 21st century. Blockchain technology has been identified as one of the drivers of 4IR...

...Sagar Dua; Mohita Gangwar Sharma; Vinaytosh Mishra; Sourabh Devidas Kulkarni Purpose Blockchain has been considered a disrupting technology that can add value in various supply chains differently. The provenance framework matches the four blockchain capabilities of traceability, certifiability...

... security. Secured and real-time information sharing in BCC can bring several benefits. The purpose of this paper is to summarise the issues in typical BCCs and to explore the scope of blockchain in the management of BCCs. Design/methodology/approach Issues in the existing BCCs are identified through...

...Vinaytosh Mishra Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the applications of blockchain in vaccine passport solution. The world is facing an unprecedented situation because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries have witnessed sporadic lockdown and travel restrictions and it has...

...Sanjeev Verma; Ashutosh Sheel Purpose Blockchain is widely applied in e-voting, shared economy areas and other government functioning. Fragmented findings and distributed literature need consolidation for a holistic view of the research domain. The purpose of this study is to comprehensively...

...Manoj Kumar Dash; Gayatri Panda; Anil Kumar; Sunil Luthra Purpose With the time and increase in usage of information technology (IT), blockchain technology is gaining immense attention from researchers, academicians, and practitioners because of its distinctive features such as transference...

...David M. Herold; Sara Saberi; Mahtab Kouhizadeh; Simon Wilde Purpose In response, the purpose of this paper is to provide theoretical frameworks about the organizational uncertainty behind what and when to adopt blockchain technology and their implications on transaction costs. The immature nature...

... the possibility of mitigating challenges by blockchain technology. Design/methodology/approach There were ten challenges of IIoT implementation identified from the literature review and experts’ opinions. To collect information from Indian manufacturing SMEs, a survey tool was formed in the form...

..., which results from wrong and lack of information sharing. Blockchain technology (BT) has the main characteristic of distributed shared ledger that makes all parties in the SC network able to access data. This paper aims to develop a BT model and implement it into the SC. Design/methodology/approach...

...Himani Mishra; Prateek Maheshwari Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual framework for the application of blockchain in the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India to manage the supply of food grains to the targeted beneficiaries. The framework will help prevent diversions...

...Rukshanda Kamran; Nasreen Khan; Balan Sundarakani Purpose Blockchain technology offers a lot of potential benefits in supply chain management. However, there is a need of a reference model which addresses the gaps in existing frameworks. This paper aims to propose a blockchain technology-based...

...Abhinav Pal; Chandan Kumar Tiwari; Aastha Behl Purpose The purpose of this study is to thoroughly review studies that have used blockchain technology in financial services. This study will help provide a holistic framework that would highlight the current state and challenges of the blockchain...

...Viktor Elliot; Jonas Floden; Conny Overland; Zeeshan Raza; Miroslaw Staron; Johan Woxenius; Abhinayan Basu; Trisha Rajput; Gerardo Schneider; Gunnar Stefansson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study current practices in adopting blockchain technology amongst export companies in West Sweden...

.... The funding issues and technological complexities are interrelated and need synergetic cooperation between blockchain developers, donors, humanitarian organisations (HOs) and other HSC stakeholders. Further, “lack of awareness and understanding among stakeholders” (B6) and “interoperability, collaboration...

...Arvind Upadhyay; Julius Oluwasunkanmi Ayodele; Anil Kumar; Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes Purpose This paper aims to explore the challenges and opportunities of blockchain technology adoption from the lens of the technological–organisational–environmental (TOE) framework for operational excellence...