Designing a blockchain enabled supply chain

Wang, Yingli, Chen, Catherine Huirong and Zghari-Sales, Ahmed 2021. Designing a blockchain enabled supply chain. International Journal of Production Research 59 (5) , pp. 1450-1475. 10.1080/00207543.2020.1824086 Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

While blockchain technologies are gaining momentum within supply chains, academic understanding of concrete, real-life design and implementation is still lagging, hence offering very limited insights into the true implications of blockchain technology on supply chains. This paper reports a two-year design science research (DSR) study of a smart contract initiative piloted by a consortium in the UK’s construction sector. We seek answers to the research question, ‘How should a blockchain enabled supply chain be designed?’ Guided by the theory of business model, we explore how a group of supply chain actors collectively designs and pilots a blockchain solution that addresses the supply chain transparency and provenance problem. Our research is one of the very few longitudinal empirical studies to offer in-depth evidence about how blockchain is deployed in complex multi-tier supply chain networks. In compliance with DSR research paradigm, we make contributions at three levels: designing and instantiating the blockchain architect and proving its utility in addressing the target problem; developing a set of design principles as a mid-range theory that can be applied and tested in different blockchain supply chain contexts; and refining and extending the kernel theory of business value at supply chain network level.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0020-7543
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	21 August 2020
Date of Acceptance:	20 August 2020
Last Modified:	09 Mar 2021 09:27
URI:	http://orca.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/134310

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