Purpose

Despite the availability of several published reviews on the adoption of blockchain (BC) in supply chain (SC), at present, the literature lacks a comprehensive review incorporating the antecedents and consequences of BC adoption. Moreover, the complex adoption of BC in SC, explained with the mediating and moderating relationships, is not fully consolidated. Thus, the aim of this study was to conduct a systematic literature review (SLR) on BC technology adoption (BCTA) in SC by integrating its antecedents and consequences.

Design/methodology/approach

Keyword searches were performed in multiple databases resulting 382 articles for evaluation and verification. After careful screening with respect to the purpose of the study and systematic processing of the retrieved articles, a total of 211 peer-reviewed articles were included in this study for review.

Findings

Various technological, organisational, individual, social, environmental, operational and economic factors were found as the antecedents of BCTA in SC. In addition, numerous applications of BC Technology (BCT) were identified, including asset management, identity management, transaction management, data management and operations management. Finally, the consequences of BCTA were categorised as operational, risk management, economic and sustainability outcomes.

Practical implications

This study can assist relevant decision-makers in managing the factors influencing BCTA and the potential uses of the technology to enhance SC performance.

Originality/value

By integrating the antecedents, applications and consequences of BCTA in SC, including the mediators and moderators, an integrated framework was developed that can potentially assist researchers to develop theoretical models. Further, the results of this SLR provide future directions for studying BCTA in supply chain management (SCM).

中文翻译：

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供应链采用区块链的前因后果：系统的文献综述

目的

尽管有几篇关于在供应链 (SC) 中采用区块链 (BC) 的已发表评论，但目前，文献缺乏结合采用 BC 的前因和后果的全面评论。此外，用中介和调节关系解释的 BC 在 SC 中的复杂采用并未得到充分巩固。因此，本研究的目的是通过整合其前因和后果，对 SC 中的 BC 技术采用 (BCTA) 进行系统的文献综述 (SLR)。

设计/方法/途径

在多个数据库中进行关键字搜索，得到 382 篇文章进行评估和验证。经过对研究目的的仔细筛选和对检索到的文章的系统处理，共有211篇同行评审文章被纳入本研究进行评审。

发现

各种技术、组织、个人、社会、环境、运营和经济因素被发现是 SC 中 BCTA 的前因。此外，还确定了 BC 技术 (BCT) 的众多应用，包括资产管理、身份管理、交易管理、数据管理和运营管理。最后，BCTA 的结果被归类为运营、风险管理、经济和可持续性结果。

实际影响

这项研究可以帮助相关决策者管理影响 BCTA 的因素以及该技术提高 SC 性能的潜在用途。

原创性/价值

通过整合 BCTA 在 SC 中的前因、应用和后果，包括中介和调节者，开发了一个集成框架，可以帮助研究人员开发理论模型。此外，本 SLR 的结果为研究供应链管理 (SCM) 中的 BCTA 提供了未来的方向。