Abstract

The prevention of food loss throughout the supply chain, including manufacturers, has become a major challenge for a number of organisations. In addition, consumers are also increasingly interested in the authenticity of food and want to ensure that they receive the right quality of food. To address this issue, there is a need for reliable and robust tools to be available in the Industry 4.0 era that can trace the food throughout the supply chain from the farm through processing until it reaches the customer and, thus, ensure transparency. Using the people, process, and technology (PPT) model, this paper develops a blockchain-enabled food supply chain framework including the future opportunities and the present impediments based on the systematic literature review and semi-structured case interviews from the context of emerging economies. The study investigates the suitability of blockchain technology in resolving major challenges, such as traceability, trust, and accountability in the food industry. The study further paves the way for future researchers to address the technological and people-related challenges in the Industry 4.0 era to mitigate the emerging problems in the food sector. Interestingly, we did not find many issues in process- and performance-related aspects. The study offers empirical evidence of blockchain technology implementation in the Industry 4.0 era that opens up the discussion for future researchers and lists the potential threats.

摘要

在包括制造商在内的整个供应链中防止食品损失已成为许多组织面临的主要挑战。此外，消费者对食品的真实性也越来越感兴趣，并希望确保他们获得正确质量的食品。为了解决这个问题，需要在工业 4.0 时代提供可靠且强大的工具，以跟踪从农场到加工直至到达客户的整个供应链中的食品，从而确保透明度。本文使用人员、流程和技术 (PPT) 模型，基于新兴经济体背景下的系统文献回顾和半结构化案例访谈，开发了一个支持区块链的食品供应链框架，包括未来的机遇和当前的障碍. 该研究调查了区块链技术在解决食品行业的可追溯性、信任和问责制等重大挑战方面的适用性。该研究进一步为未来的研究人员解决工业 4.0 时代的技术和人员相关挑战铺平了道路，以缓解食品行业新出现的问题。有趣的是，我们在流程和性能相关方面没有发现很多问题。该研究提供了工业 4.0 时代区块链技术实施的经验证据，为未来的研究人员开启了讨论并列出了潜在威胁。该研究进一步为未来的研究人员解决工业 4.0 时代的技术和人员相关挑战铺平了道路，以缓解食品行业新出现的问题。有趣的是，我们在流程和性能相关方面没有发现很多问题。该研究提供了工业 4.0 时代区块链技术实施的经验证据，为未来的研究人员开启了讨论并列出了潜在威胁。该研究进一步为未来的研究人员解决工业 4.0 时代的技术和人员相关挑战铺平了道路，以缓解食品行业新出现的问题。有趣的是，我们在流程和性能相关方面没有发现很多问题。该研究提供了工业 4.0 时代区块链技术实施的经验证据，为未来的研究人员开启了讨论并列出了潜在威胁。