Enablers to the adoption of blockchain technology in logistics supply chains: evidence from an emerging economy

Taab Ahmad Samad (), Rohit Sharma (), Kunal K Ganguly (), Samuel Fosso Wamba () and Geetika Jain ()
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Taab Ahmad Samad: O.P. Jindal Global University
Rohit Sharma: Jaipuria Institute of Management
Kunal K Ganguly: Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
Samuel Fosso Wamba: TBS Education, 1 Place Alphonse Jourdain
Geetika Jain: Keele University

Annals of Operations Research, 2023, vol. 327, issue 1, No 8, 291 pages

Abstract: Abstract This study identifies the factors that can enable blockchain technology (BCT) implementation in the logistics sector and reveals the interdependencies, hierarchical structure, and causalities between them. This study uses a three-phased research framework to identify thirteen enablers to BCT adoption in the Logistics Supply Chain (LSC) and analyse the hierarchical and cause-effect relationships using an integrated Interpretive Structural Modelling and Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (ISM-DEMATEL) technique. This study classifies the enablers into three categories: prominent enablers, influencing enablers, and resulting enablers. ‘Real-time connectivity and information flow’ were identified as the most influencing enabler, whereas traceability was found to be the most prominent and resulting enabler. This study contributes to the literature by identifying the critical BCT enablers and modelling their hierarchical and causal relationships to address the absence of an appropriate decision-making framework that aids managers in understanding why and how BCT can be adopted in LSC, especially in an emerging economy like India. Strategic recommendations on how BCT can help overcome some select challenges faced by LSC organizations are also presented.

Keywords: Blockchain technology; Logistics; ISM-DEMATEL; Logistics Supply Chain; Technology adoption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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