Title: Blockchain capabilities for supply chain management

Authors: Bruna Tamara de Lima; Gilberto Miller Devós Ganga; Moacir Godinho Filho; Luis Antonio de Santa-Eulalia

Addresses: Department of Industrial Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luiz, km 235, São Carlos, Brazil ' Department of Industrial Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luiz, km 235, São Carlos, Brazil ' Metis Lab, Department of Supply Chain Management and Decision Sciences, EM Normandie Business School, 20 Quai Frissard, 76600 Le Havre, France ' Département de Systèmes D'information et Méthodes Quantitatives en Gestion, École de gestion – Université de Sherbrooke, Canada

Abstract: Blockchain is a novel technology that has attracted supply chain management (SCM) interest. As the literature suggests the positive effect of such technology on SCM, this study aims to provide a systematic understanding of blockchain capabilities for SCM (BCSCM). Focusing on resource-based view (RBV) and composition-based view (CBV) theories, a systematic literature review is performed to map BCSCM, their main supporting resources, and the competitive advantages generated. A framework is proposed to highlight and explain the combined use of RBV and CBV. BCSCM are presented and categorised according to the different competitive advantages they can lead to. The relationship between resources, BCSCM, and competitive advantages is discussed. To the best of the authors' knowledge, the literature lacks a systematic review exploring BCSCM from the combined RBV-CBV perspective. Further, the identification, proposition, and linkage between the capabilities, competitive advantages, and resources, as well as a final BCSCM classification, have not previously been addressed in the literature. [Submitted: 17 September 2021; Accepted: 25 June 2022]

Keywords: blockchain capabilities; supply chain management; SCM; resource-based view; composition-based view; information and communication technology; distributed ledger technology; DLT; blockchain benefits; blockchain advantages; digital supply chains; competitive advantages; Industry 4.0; digitalisation.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIE.2023.133214

European Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2023 Vol.17 No.5, pp.657 - 695

Received: 17 Sep 2021
Accepted: 25 Jun 2022
Published online: 01 Sep 2023 *

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