By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Computers, Networks & Communications -- Researchers detail new data in Technology - Information Technology. According to news reporting from Greensboro, North Carolina, by VerticalNews editors, the research stated, “Arrival of blockchain is set to transform supply chain activities. Scholars have barely begun to systematically assess the effects of blockchain on various organizational activities.”
The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of North Carolina, “This paper examines how blockchain is likely to affect key supply chain management objectives such as cost, quality, speed, dependability, risk reduction, sustainability and flexibility. We present early evidence linking the use of blockchain in supply chain activities to increase transparency and accountability. Case studies of blockchain projects at various phases of development for diverse purposes are discussed. This study illustrates the various mechanisms by which blockchain help achieve the above supply chain objectives.”
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Special emphasis has been placed on the roles of the incorporation of the IoT in blockchain-based solutions and the degree of deployment of blockchain to validate individuals’ and assets’ identities.”
For more information on this research see: 1 Blockchain’s roles in meeting key supply chain management objectives. International Journal of Information Management , 2018;39():80-89. International Journal of Information Management can be contacted at: Elsevier Sci Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, Oxon, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; International Journal of Information Management - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-information-management/)
Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting N. Kshetri, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, United States.
The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2017.12.005. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.
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CITATION: (2018-04-19), Researchers at University of North Carolina Target Information Technology (1 Blockchain’s roles in meeting key supply chain management objectives), Computers, Networks & Communications, 581, ISSN: 1944-1568, BUTTER® ID: 015511374
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