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Table 6

Future research agenda

Future research	Authors	Description	No. articles
Adoption	Kshetri (2018), Schmidt and Wagner (2019), Yoon et al. (2020)	Factors that slow down the adoption of technology in the SC	13
Blockchain integration with new technologies	Hartley and Sawaya (2019), Zhang et al. (2020)	Studying on BT potential integrated with other emerging technologies	9
Blockchain security	Manupati et al. (2020), Pournader et al. (2020)	Mitigation of security problems among network participants	3
Business models	Rahmanzadeh et al. (2020), Schmidt and Wagner (2019)	Reorganization of business models using BT	4
Case studies	Cole et al. (2019), Wang et al. (2019)	Real-world case study and performance evaluation	7
Framework development	Azzi et al. (2019), Dolgui et al. (2020), Tang and Veelenturf (2019), Zhao et al. (2019)	Developing new simulation models for the optimization of SC operations	12
Governance disruptions	Chang et al. (2020), Zhao et al. (2019)	Reach consensus on regulations and standardizations	10
Information sharing	Kamble et al. (2020), Schmidt and Wagner (2019)	Investigating what are the information to share in the distributed ledger and how relationships between partners can change	6
Organizational forms	Choi (2019), Queiroz et al. (2019), Schmidt and Wagner (2019)	Detecting how decentralized organizations can guarantee trust	7
Purchasing	Kurpjuweit et al. (2019), Wang et al. (2019)	How the scenarios of purchases within the SCs change, thanks to the use of cryptocurrencies	8
Smart contract	Choi et al. (2019)	Smart contract development to automate financial and production processes	2
Sustainability	Kamble et al. (2020), Saberi et al. (2019), Schmidt and Wagner (2019), Zhang et al. (2020)	Assessment of the environmental, social and economic impacts of the use of BT in the SC	8

Future research	Authors	Description	No. articles
Adoption	Kshetri (2018), Schmidt and Wagner (2019), Yoon et al. (2020)	Factors that slow down the adoption of technology in the SC	13
Blockchain integration with new technologies	Hartley and Sawaya (2019), Zhang et al. (2020)	Studying on BT potential integrated with other emerging technologies	9
Blockchain security	Manupati et al. (2020), Pournader et al. (2020)	Mitigation of security problems among network participants	3
Business models	Rahmanzadeh et al. (2020), Schmidt and Wagner (2019)	Reorganization of business models using BT	4
Case studies	Cole et al. (2019), Wang et al. (2019)	Real-world case study and performance evaluation	7
Framework development	Azzi et al. (2019), Dolgui et al. (2020), Tang and Veelenturf (2019), Zhao et al. (2019)	Developing new simulation models for the optimization of SC operations	12
Governance disruptions	Chang et al. (2020), Zhao et al. (2019)	Reach consensus on regulations and standardizations	10
Information sharing	Kamble et al. (2020), Schmidt and Wagner (2019)	Investigating what are the information to share in the distributed ledger and how relationships between partners can change	6
Organizational forms	Choi (2019), Queiroz et al. (2019), Schmidt and Wagner (2019)	Detecting how decentralized organizations can guarantee trust	7
Purchasing	Kurpjuweit et al. (2019), Wang et al. (2019)	How the scenarios of purchases within the SCs change, thanks to the use of cryptocurrencies	8
Smart contract	Choi et al. (2019)	Smart contract development to automate financial and production processes	2
Sustainability	Kamble et al. (2020), Saberi et al. (2019), Schmidt and Wagner (2019), Zhang et al. (2020)	Assessment of the environmental, social and economic impacts of the use of BT in the SC	8