Journal
PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2022.2128865
Keywords
Blockchain; transaction time reduction; quality improvement; task-technology fit; socio-technical capabilities
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This paper analyzes how blockchain can improve transaction efficiency and quality in supply chains. It investigates the social and technical capabilities required for blockchain implementation by service providers and examines the variations across different projects. The findings provide guidance for service providers on emphasizing social and technical capabilities to enhance quality and reduce transaction time through blockchain implementation.
The objectives of this paper are to analyse how blockchain can help in transaction time reduction and quality improvement in supply chains. It also aims to identify the social and technical capabilities needed by the service providers for blockchain implementation and how those capabilities vary between the projects. To achieve the above mentioned objectives, a multiple case study approach is followed, and data are collected from the service providers that have implemented blockchain technology with their customers. We conduct task-technology fit (TTF) analysis to assess the suitability of blockchain to address the tasks to be completed, considering customer needs. The TTF analysis shows that some additional technological solutions related to communication support and user experience design need to be implemented together with the blockchain platform. We then identify common social and technical capabilities, such as empathising with customers and system design, to facilitate implementation and contingent capabilities that vary across different types of blockchain implementation projects. We also develop a process model, a generalisable framework for blockchain implementation and related propositions. The findings from this study will provide guidance to the blockchain service providers to emphasise social and technical capabilities for quality improvement and transaction time reduction from blockchain implementation.
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