Dutta Pankaj, Choi Tsan-Ming, Somani Surabhi, Butala Richa
Faculty of Decision Sciences, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India.
Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Transp Res E Logist Transp Rev. 2020 Oct;142:102067. doi: 10.1016/j.tre.2020.102067. Epub 2020 Sep 29.
Blockchain is a technology with unique combination of features such as decentralized structure, distributed notes and storage mechanism, consensus algorithm, smart contracting, and asymmetric encryption to ensure network security, transparency and visibility. Blockchain has immense potential to transform supply chain (SC) functions, from SC provenance, business process reengineering to security enhancement. More and more studies exploring the use of blockchain in SCs have appeared in recent years. In this paper, we consider a total of 178 articles and examine all the relevant research done in the field associated with the use of blockchain integration in SC operations. We highlight the corresponding opportunities, possible societal impacts, current state-of-the-art technologies along with major trends and challenges. We examine several industrial sectors such as shipping, manufacturing, automotive, aviation, finance, technology, energy, healthcare, agriculture and food, e-commerce, and education among others that can be successfully revamped with blockchain based technologies through enhanced visibility and business process management. A future research agenda is established which lays the solid foundation for further studies on this important emerging research area.
区块链是一种具有独特功能组合的技术，如去中心化结构、分布式账本和存储机制、共识算法、智能合约以及非对称加密，以确保网络安全、透明和可追溯性。区块链在改变供应链（SC）功能方面具有巨大潜力，从供应链溯源、业务流程再造到安全增强。近年来，越来越多探索区块链在供应链中应用的研究出现。在本文中，我们总共考虑了178篇文章，并审视了该领域中与区块链集成在供应链运营中的应用相关的所有研究。我们强调了相应的机遇、可能的社会影响、当前的技术现状以及主要趋势和挑战。我们研究了几个工业领域，如航运、制造、汽车、航空、金融、科技、能源、医疗、农业和食品、电子商务以及教育等，这些领域可以通过增强可见性和业务流程管理，利用基于区块链的技术成功进行改造。我们还制定了一个未来研究议程，为进一步研究这个重要的新兴研究领域奠定了坚实基础。
