A Systematic Literature Review of Blockchain-Enabled Supply Chain Traceability Implementations

Dasaklis, Thomas K.; Voutsinas, Theodore G.; Tsoulfas, Giannis Τ.; Casino, Fran

doi:10.3390/su14042439

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“…Anyway, for a large deployment of the blockchain-based solution in the cocoa sector in Ghana, it must be examined whether the open-source frameworks utilized in the case study can be implemented at a low cost on a large scale. As the complexity of the blockchain-based solution increases, due to the number of participants, more functions, as well as the development and improvement of the blockchain-based solution may increase the costs, for example, through training, further development, and maintenance [55].…”

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“…Blockchain technology can be implemented based on open-source frameworks such as Ethereum or Hyperledger Fabric or using dedicated software solutions such as IBM Food Trust, farmer connect, Agriledger, or Grain Chain, which are particularly designed for agri-food supply chains [43,[50][51][52][53][54]. Nevertheless, an outstanding barrier to applying blockchain technology to real-life solutions is the implementation in supply chain networks with low technological infrastructure [55].…”

Section: Blockchain Applications In Agri-food Supply Chainsmentioning

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Can Blockchain Be a Basis to Ensure Transparency in an Agricultural Supply Chain?

Kraft

Kellner

2022

Sustainability

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Many supply chains within developing countries lack transparency and are fraught with fraud, corruption, and a substantial number of intermediaries. For several decades, the cocoa sector has faced multiple social, economic, and environmental challenges, some of which include the issue of child labor and very low incomes for farmers, leading to poor living conditions. Blockchain technology has a high potential to reduce—or completely eradicate—some of these hurdles. In this article, we present a blockchain-based solution based on the open-source framework Hyperledger Fabric for the cocoa supply chain to promote transparency and reduce fraud. In doing so, we explicitly describe how farmers can be directly integrated into the whole blockchain solution considering the limited infrastructure, knowledge, and technologies available to them. Since about 70% of all cocoa worldwide is produced in West Africa, this case study uses the cocoa sector in Ghana as an example.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Blockchain Applications In Agri-food Supply Chainsmentioning

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Can Blockchain Be a Basis to Ensure Transparency in an Agricultural Supply Chain?

Kraft

Kellner

2022

Sustainability

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“…When a smart contract deployed in a trusted blockchain network reaches a certain trigger condition, it can automatically execute the preset program code jointly verified by all nodes. Since the execution process and results are open and transparent to all nodes in the entire network [ 19 ], trusted blockchain can effectively solve the trust problem between all nodes [ 20 ]. Therefore, it can help increase the trust between the cultivation, processing, warehousing, logistics, retailer and final consumption of the entire supply chain, and ensure the safety and reliability of traceable data throughout the grain and oil food supply chain.…”

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Information Traceability Model for the Grain and Oil Food Supply Chain Based on Trusted Identification and Trusted Blockchain

Zhang

Peng

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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The grain and oil food supply chain has a complex structure, long turnover cycles, and many stakeholders, so it is challenging to maintain the security of this supply chain. A reliable traceability system for the whole grain and oil food supply chain will help to improve the quality and safety of these products, thus enhancing people’s living standards. Driven by the trusted blockchain and trusted identity concepts, this paper constructs an information traceability model for the whole grain and oil food supply chain, and it describes how contract implementation and example verification are performed. First, an information traceability model framework of the whole grain and oil food supply chain is established based on the survey and analysis of the grain and oil food supply chain. Second, trusted identification, blockchain master–slave multi-chain storage, and trusted traceability mechanisms are designed. The trusted identification mechanism is used to track the data information of the whole grain and oil food supply chain. The blockchain master–slave multi-chain storage solves the problem of miscellaneous information caused by many links in the whole grain and oil supply chain, while the credible traceability mechanism ensures the credibility of information collection, storage, and transmission. Finally, based on the data flow, the model operation process is analyzed. Using the information traceability model, the grain and oil food trusted traceability system is designed and developed with the Hyperledger Fabric open-source framework, and a case study is conducted to verify the system. The results show that the model and system constructed in this study solve the problems of low data security and poor sharing, which exist widely in the traditional traceability mechanism, and enable the trusted uplink, storage, processing, and traceability of multi-source heterogeneous information in the lifecycle of the whole grain and oil food supply chain. The proposed system improves the granularity and accuracy of grain and oil food traceability, and provides support for the strategic security of grain stock.

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“…Out of 74 results, 28 articles were included after assessing the full text. These review articles were subsequently analyzed in detail [10,12,18,[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73]. The studies are deemed relevant as the authors provide the used search strings and databases in the articles and therefore follow a systematic approach in the sense of Tranfield (2003) [74].…”

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Blockchain Technology in Operations & Supply Chain Management: A Content Analysis

2022

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Scholars are increasingly examining how the distributed blockchain technology can counter specific supply chain and operations management challenges. Various research approaches emerge from different scholarly backgrounds, but the interrelation of research areas and current trends has not been adequately considered in a systematic review. We employ a data-driven content analysis approach to examine previous research on blockchain technology in operations management and supply chain management. We investigate the extent to which blockchain technology was considered in scholarly works, structure the research efforts, and identify trends, interrelated themes, and promising research opportunities. Quantitative and qualitative content analysis is conducted on an extensive literature sample of 410 articles. Results indicate an optimistic attitude due to potentials such as tracking and tracing abilities, efficiency increases, and trust-building. Conceptual studies dominate the literature set, with increasing qualitative research efforts. Grand theories are seldomly addressed in the studies. Blockchain technology is outlined as particularly useful when combined with other technologies like IoT. We also identified sustainability implications of the technology, such as enabling transparency for SC stakeholders. Cryptocurrencies can facilitate further efficiency gains if legal uncertainties are reduced. The study is concluded with managerial and theoretical implications and future research opportunities.

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A Systematic Literature Review of Blockchain-Enabled Supply Chain Traceability Implementations

Cited by 110 publications

References 119 publications

Can Blockchain Be a Basis to Ensure Transparency in an Agricultural Supply Chain?

Can Blockchain Be a Basis to Ensure Transparency in an Agricultural Supply Chain?

Information Traceability Model for the Grain and Oil Food Supply Chain Based on Trusted Identification and Trusted Blockchain

Blockchain Technology in Operations & Supply Chain Management: A Content Analysis

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