Strategic realignment of medium-sized companies due to distributed ledger technologies in supply chain management
- More than 10 years after the invention of Bitcoin, the underlying blockchain technology is having an increasing effect on today’s society. Although one of the most popular application areas of blockchain is still the field of cryptocurrencies, the technological concepts are crossing into further application domains such as international supply chains. Fast-changing markets, high costs of time and risk management as well as biased relationships between the actors pose big challenges to an appropriate supply chain management. Based on a case study about sensor tracking, this paper explores the potential impact of blockchain on small and medium enterprises within an international supply chain. We will show that blockchain technologies offers a high potential to reduce inequalities of power relations between involved actors within supply chains. To achieve this, the requirements for the use of blockchain in supply chain management will be analyzed by means of a conducted case study and an expert survey of the companies concerned.
Author: | Roman Stammes, Eugen Burov, Thomas Ludwig, Tan Gürpinar |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:mit1-opus4-134575 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.48446/opus-13457 |
ISSN: | 1437-7624 |
Parent Title (German): | Konferenzband zum Scientific Track der Blockchain Autumn School 2022 |
Publisher: | Hochschule Mittweida |
Place of publication: | Mittweida |
Document Type: | Conference Proceeding |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2022 |
Publishing Institution: | Hochschule Mittweida |
Contributing Corporation: | Technische Universität Dortmund |
Release Date: | 2022/10/25 |
Tag: | Distributed-Ledger-Technology |
GND Keyword: | Internet der Dinge; Supply Chain Management |
Issue: | 2 |
Page Number: | 8 |
First Page: | 1 |
Last Page: | 8 |
Open Access: | Frei zugänglich |
Licence (German): | Urheberrechtlich geschützt |