Blockchain in a Volatile-Uncertain-Complex-Ambiguous World

Presents structured methodologies and case studies showing what blockchain is and how it can be applied in managing supply chains

Kaliyan Mathiyazhagan (Edited by), V. Raja Sreedharan (Edited by), Deepak Mathivathanan (Edited by), Vijaya Sunder M (Edited by)

9780323899635, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 9 December 2022

300 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg

Blockchain in a Volatile-Uncertain-Complex-Ambiguous World examines the role blockchain brings in supply chain management. The book explores the theoretical foundations and empirical frameworks for using Blockchain for the logistical transportation of goods and examines how blockchain applications, barriers and opportunities of numerous technologies, describing how each converge into feasible integration. Covering policymaking and regulatory issues from a research perspective, this book is a key reference for supply chain management scholars, students and practitioners.

1. Introduction to Blockchain technology
2. Basics of Blockchain Technology for Supply chain Operations
3. Complexity and Ambiguity for Blockchain adoption in SCM
4. Addressing uncertainty in supply chain management through Blockchain
5. Role of blockchain in achieving solution in the ambiguous supply chain operations
6. Issues and challenges of Blockchain Technology implementation in Meat Supply chain
7. Blockchain technology approach for drug delivery in health care- a review
8. Application of Blockchain Technology in Agri-food Supply Chains Opportunities and Challenges
9. Blockchain in Talent supply chain Management
10. Background Verification Using Block Chain Case of Ajay, A Star Performer
11. Use cases of Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Global HR Operations in Industry 4.0
12. Application of blockchain for handling volatility in supply chain - A Finance Perspective
13. Blockades of Blockchain in Supply Chain Management
14. Key success factors for blockchain implementation in supply chain management
15. An ISM and MICMAC approach for evaluating the barriers hindering the implementation of Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain
16. Blockchain-Enabled Humanitarian Supply Chain Management:  Sustainability and Responsibility

Subject Areas: Human geography [RGC]