Asante, Mary, Epiphaniou, Gregory, Maple, Carsten, Al-Khateeb, Haider, Bottarelli, Mirko and Zrar Ghafoor, Kayhan (2023) Distributed ledger technologies in supply chain security management : a comprehensive survey. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 70 (2). pp. 713-739. doi:10.1109/TEM.2021.3053655 ISSN 0018-9391.

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Abstract

Supply-chains (SC) present performance bottlenecks that contribute to a high level of costs, infiltration of product quality, and impact productivity. Examples of such inhibitors include the bullwhip effect, new product lines, high inventory, and restrictive data flows. These bottlenecks can force manufacturers to source more raw materials and increase production significantly. Also, restrictive data flow in a complex global SC network generally slows down the movement of goods and services. The use of Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) in supply chain management (SCM) demonstrates the potentials to to reduce these bottlenecks through transparency, decentralization, and optimizations in data management. These technologies promise to enhance the trustworthiness of entities within the supply chain, ensure the accuracy of data-driven operations, and enable existing SCM processes to migrate from a linear to a fully circular economy. This paper presents a comprehensive review of 111 articles published in the public domain in the use and efficacy of DLT in SC. It acts as a roadmap for current and future researchers who focus on SC Security Management to better understand the integration of digital technologies such as DLT. We clustered these articles using standard descriptors linked to trustworthiness, namely, immutability, transparency, traceability, and integrity.

Item Type:	Journal Article
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Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 (Please use QA76 Electronic Computers. Computer Science) T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Blockchains (Databases), Distributed databases, Business logistics -- Security measures, Business logistics -- Technological innovations, Internet of things, Computer security
Journal or Publication Title:	IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Publisher:	IEEE
ISSN:	0018-9391
Official Date:	February 2023
Dates:	Date Event February 2023 Published 1 March 2021 Available 12 January 2021 Accepted
Volume:	70
Number:	2
Page Range:	pp. 713-739
DOI:	10.1109/TEM.2021.3053655
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
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Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	18 January 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access:	19 January 2021
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