Blockchain Technology for Enhancing Supply Chain Performance and Reducing the Threats Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Other Authors: Muduli, Kamalakanta (Editor), Raut, Rakesh (Editor), Narkhede, Balkrishna Eknath (Editor), Shee, Himanshu (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; sustainable agricultural supply chain management; web design elements; blockchain; variable demand; cooperative advertisement; uncertain environment; supply chain; digitalization; Ethereum blockchain; IPFS; COVID-19 pandemic; visibility; transparency; smart contracts; sustainability; supply chain management; literature review; automotive supply chains; simulation; case study; Industry 4.0; humanitarian activities (HAs); humanitarian organization (HO); pandemic disruption; COVID-19; blockchain-enabled digital humanitarian networks (BT-DHN); n/a
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A rigorous examination of the most recent advancements in blockchain technology (BCT) and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled supply chain networks is provided in this book. The edited book brings together the perspectives of a number of authors who have presented their most recent views on blockchain technology and its applications in a variety of disciplines. The submitted papers contribute to a better understanding of how blockchain technology can improve the efficacy of human activities during a pandemic, improve traceability and visibility in the automotive supply chain, support food safety and reliability through digitalisation of the food supply chain, and increase the performance of next-generation digital supply chains, among other things. The book attempts to address and prepare a way to address the complicated issues that supply chains are encountering as a result of the global pandemic.