Blockchain technology in supply chain management for sustainable performance: Evidence from the airport industry

Assunta Di Vaio and Luisa Varriale

International Journal of Information Management, 2020, vol. 52, issue C

Abstract: This paper investigates the major implications of blockchain technology for operations management (OM) with a focus on the decision-making processes in supply chain management (SCM) from the perspective of sustainable performance. The links between blockchain technology, OM, and sustainability issues within SCM are analysed. This two-step research study includes a broad review of the main contributions in the literature that have focused on blockchain technology and OM in SCM. It covers the airport industry from the perspective of sustainable performance and data analysis by reading and processing financial statements, non-financial reports, and the website of one strategic airport infrastructure in southern Italy. The Italian airport infrastructure investigated successfully adopted the Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) platform. This is one of the main blockchain technology applications in the airport industry. It promotes cooperation between the main players in the aviation industry and the air traffic controllers (ATCs) to reduce fragmentation, inefficiency, and uncoordinated operations. It also allows information and data sharing, but it is still not possible to observe a high level of sustainable performance.

Keywords: Blockchain technology; Operations management; Supply chain management; Sustainable performance; Airport industry; Non-financial reports (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2019.09.010

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