Blockchain for sustainable supply chain management: trends and ways forward

Saumyaranjan Sahoo (), Satish Kumar (), Uthayasankar Sivarajah (), Weng Marc Lim (), J. Christopher Westland () and Ashwani Kumar ()
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Saumyaranjan Sahoo: Jaipuria Institute of Management
Satish Kumar: Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
Uthayasankar Sivarajah: University of Bradford
Weng Marc Lim: Swinburne University of Technology
J. Christopher Westland: University of Illinois – Chicago
Ashwani Kumar: Indian Institute of Management

Electronic Commerce Research, 2024, vol. 24, issue 3, No 5, 1563-1618

Abstract: Abstract Blockchain operates on a highly secured framework, and its decentralized consensus has benefits for supply chain sustainability. Scholars have recognized the growing importance of sustainability in supply chains and studied the potential of blockchain for sustainable supply chain management. However, no study has taken stock of high-quality research in this area. To address this gap, this paper aims to provide a state-of-the-art overview of high-quality research on blockchain for sustainable supply chain management. To do so, this paper conducts a systematic literature review using a bibliometric analysis of 146 high-quality articles on blockchain for sustainable supply chain management that have been published in journals ranked “A*”, “A”, and “B” by the Australian Business Deans Council and retrieved from the Scopus database. In doing so, this paper unpacks the most prominent journals, authors, institutions, and countries that have contributed to three major themes in the field, namely blockchain for sustainable business activities, decision support systems using blockchain, and blockchain for intelligent transportation system. This paper also reveals the use of blockchain for sustainable supply chain management across four major sectors, namely food, healthcare, manufacturing, and infrastructure, and concludes with suggestions for future research in each sector.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; Blockchain; Supply chain; Sustainability; Systematic literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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