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.

中文翻译：

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供应链管理中的区块链：未来研究的特征功能框架

目的

区块链技术为供应链应用和研究提供了众多场所。然而，迄今为止，特定的区块链功能和未来应用程序之间的联系在其演变过程中尚不清楚。本研究的目的就是填补这一空白。

设计/方法论/途径

作者通过提供一个基于独特的区块链功能并应用于核心供应链功能的新研究框架，增进了对供应链管理中区块链的理解。

发现

本研究的框架是一个特征功能矩阵，它将四个总体供应链功能（即供应商管理、物流、生产流程和客户管理）与九个区块链功能（即可追溯性/来源、可访问性、可见性、不变性、分布式/共享账本、有效性、点对点交易、假名和可编程性）。本研究的特征功能框架得到了使用 PRISMA 方法进行的结构化、系统性综述的支持。作者使用该框架提出了供应链管理中未来的区块链研究议程。

原创性/价值

作者提供了一个新的区块链功能/供应链功能框架，并为未来的研究提供了结构化的路径。