Table 1

Procedural steps and selection criteria of the SLR

StepDescription (number of papers)
1. IdentificationSearch engine:Scopus and Web of Science (550)
Search string in paper title and abstract:Blockchain AND Supply chain performance (37)
*Blockchain AND Supply AND Chain AND Performance AND Case (38)
*Blockchain AND Performance AND Case (314)
Blockchain AND Operational performance (15)
*Blockchain AND Operations AND Management AND Case (119)
Inclusion criteria:Language: English
Time span: 2016–March 2021
*Source type: Journal
*Document type: Article
Exclusion criteria:Duplicates (217)
2. ScreeningTitle and abstract examination
Exclusion criteria:1. No blockchain/blockchain not being the main topic (16)
2. No empirical cases (proposals) (205)
3. No supply chain performance indicator mentioned (33)
3. ReadingFirst full text reading
Exclusion criteria:1. No empirical cases (proposals) (38)
2. Supply chain performance mentioned but not studied (18)
4. Case selectionSecond full text reading
Inclusion criteria:To some extent explaining how blockchain affects supply chain performance (8)
5. Data analysis Coding based on quotes on 24 cases from the selected papers (8)

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