Boundary conditions for traceability in food supply chains using blockchain technology
By Kay Behnke, Marijn Janssen. International Journal of Information Management, 2020
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Abstract Traceability of ingredients in food supply chains has become paramount in a world in which markets become global, heterogeneous, and complex and in which consumers expect a high level of quality. The food supply chain consists of many organizations having different interests and are often reluctant to share traceability information with each other. Blockchain has been advocated for improving traceability by providing trust. Yet, practice proved to be more stubborn. The goal of this paper is to identify boundary conditions for sharing assurance information to improve traceability. Four cases in the food supply chain have been investigated using a template analysis of 16 interviews. Eighteen boundary conditions categorized in business, regulation, quality and traceability categories have been identified. Some boundary conditions were found in all supply chains, whereas others were found to be supply chain specific. Standardization of traceability processes and interfaces, having a joint platform and independent governance were found to be key boundary conditions before blockchain can be used. Our findings imply that supply chain systems have first to be modified and organizational measures need to be taken to fulfill the boundary conditions, before blockchain can be used successfully.
Subfields: Food Science, Information Systems
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- When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain: A Systematic Literature Review on Current Development and Potential Applications (2020, background): “Table 2 presents potential blockchain applications across different industries showing that early applications were mainly in the fields such as food provenance [51], physical distribution and logistics [52], manufacturing [53], [54], and drug/pharmaceuticals supplies [55]–[57].”
- A literature review of blockchain technology applications in supply chains: A comprehensive analysis of themes, methodologies and industries (2021, unknown): “…et al., 2019), supply chain industry managers (Dubey et al., 2020; Sander et al., 2018; van Hoek, 2019a, 2019b), and supply chain practitioners (Behnke & Janssen, 2020; S. Kamble et al., 2019; Karamchandani et al., 2020; Queiroz & Wamba, 2019; Sheel & Nath, 2019; van Hoek, 2020; Wong et al.,…”
- Blockchain-based food supply chain traceability: a case study in the dairy sector (2020, background): “In Behnke and Janssen (2020), the authors define various boundary conditions (such as regulatory prerequisites, standardisation and governance to name a few) for actually implementing blockchain-enabled applications in FSC.”