Blockchain and Supply Chain Management

by Nir Kshetri

Overview

Blockchain and Supply Chain Management, Second Edition combines discussions of blockchain and supply chains, linking technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, satellite imagery, and machine vision. The book examines blockchain’s basic concepts, relevant theories, and its roles in meeting key supply chain objectives. The book addresses problems related to inefficiency, opacity, and fraud, helping the digitization process, simplifying the value creation process, and facilitating collaboration. The book is balanced between blockchain and supply chain application and theory, covering the latest technological, organizational and regulatory developments in blockchain from a supply chain perspective. The book discusses the opportunities, barriers, and enablers of blockchain in supply chain policy, along with legal and ethical implications. The second edition has been thoroughly updated with a new chapter on the luxury good industry supply chains, as well as updated data and statistics; new examples, case studies, and In-Focus boxes; and added regularly updates throughout the book. As supply chain management faces massive disruption with the dynamic changes in global trade, the impact of Covid-19, and technological innovation, scholars, students, and researchers, as well as practitioners such as analysts, consultants, executives, engineers, and managers, will find this a valuable resource for addressing problems related to inefficiency, opacity, and fraud, helping the digitization process, simplifying the value creation process, and facilitating collaboration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443301551
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	03/01/2025
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	283
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Nir Kshetri is Professor of Management at University of North Carolina-Greensboro. He is the author of 9 books covering such topics as big data, cloud computing, and cybersecurity, plus author of more than 150 journal articles. He has won several awards for his work, including IEEE IT Professional’s Most Popular Paper Award in 2019 and 2018, Outstanding Contribution in Authorships award in 2019, and the Blockchain Connect Conference’s Most Influential Blockchain Research Paper in 2019. His editorial roles include Computing Economics editor of Computer, IT Economics editor of IT Professional and Associate Editor of Electronic Commerce Research. Nir and his work have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Scientific American, Fortune, Time, Christian Science Monitor, Bloomberg TV, and CBS News.

Table of Contents

1. Blockchain in supply chain management: recent developments and key issues
2. Blockchain's roles in meeting key supply chain objectives
3. Amplifying the value of blockchain in supply chains: combining with other technologies
4. Food and beverage industry supply chains
5. Healthcare and pharmaceutical industry supply chains
6. The luxury goods industry supply chains
7. Supply chain finance and trade finance
8. Opportunities, barriers, and enablers of blockchain in supply chains
9. Policy, legal, and ethical implications
10. Discussion, conclusion, and recommendations

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From the Publisher

This thorough guide offers a comprehensive analysis of blockchain’s impacts on supply chains with illustrations from key industries