Blockchain in the Supply Chain: Systematic Review of the Literature for a Performance Improvement Proposal Based on a Conceptual Framework

Abstract

Blockchain offers innovative solutions with information flow that improves the supply chain. This research aimed to present an overview of how blockchain technology can improve supply chain performance with a focus on visibility, reliability, security, analysis, and risk management. A systematic literature review was carried out and the selection of 72 articles that met the inclusion criteria was made in the Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore with the use of the keywords “blockchain” and “supply chain performance,” in the time frame from 2017 to 2022. Studies show that there is a gap in the investigation of this theme, so it is critical to build a conceptual framework for blockchain adoption in the supply chain. It is concluded that visibility, reliability, security, and risk management can improve the supply chain with blockchain deployment in conjunction with other digital technologies.

KEYWORDS:

• Blockchain
• supply chain management
• performance improvement
• theoretical approach
• systematic review of the literature

EMJ Focus Areas:

• Decision Making & Risk Management
• Engineering Management Profession
• Supply Chain Management
• Technology Management

Authors Contribution

Hemmanoel Feitosa e Silva Mestre em Engenharia de Produção e Sistemas pela PUC-GO. MBA, Especialista em Governança de TI pelo Instituto de Pós-Graduação IPOG. Possui graduação em Redes de Computadores pela Universidade Salgado de Oliveira (2002). Research technologist at the Anisio Teixeira Educational Research Institute (INEP).

Ricardo Luiz Machado Doutor em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2003), Mestre em Gestão da Qualidade e Produtividade pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1997) e Engenheiro Civil pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (1992).

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Data Availability Statement

Data are available in the article or its supplementary materials.

The authors confirm that the data supporting the results of this study are available in the article [and/or] its complementary materials.

Notes

1 Peer-to-peer (p2p) networking is structured when participants share a portion of their hardware resources (processing power, storage capacity, network link capacity, printers). Shared resources are required to provide the service and the content offered over the network (for example, file sharing or shared workspaces for collaboration). Peer-to-peer networks are directly accessible by other peers without going through intermediate entities. The participants in this network are therefore providers of resources (service and content), as well as resources (service and content) and lawyers (Schollmeier, 2001).

2 Hash functions map strings of bits of variable length (but usually higher) to strings of bits of fixed length using a specified algorithm. They can be used to reduce a message to a short print for input into a digital signature engine and compromiser the user to a given primavera of bits without revealing this sequence (ISO/IEC, 2004).

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Notes on contributors

Hemmanoel Feitosa e Silva

Researcher Hemmanoel Feitosa e Silva carried out the research planning, search for reference articles in official databases, interpretation of the data obtained, data processing, definition of methodology, writing and review of the article and creation of the conceptual Framework.

Ricardo Luiz Machado

Researcher Ricardo Luiz Machado supported the research planning, review of the article, as well as the definition of the research methodology, and definition of the database that was used in the production of the article.