The Current State of Blockchain Applications in Supply Chain Management

Abstract

In recent years, blockchain technology is expanding to new areas beyond finance, proving its use as an underlying technology for several application areas in supply chain management. There, the technology can be used to improve collaboration and transparency between supply chain partners. In this paper a systematic literature mapping is presented, which investigates the state of the art regarding blockchain-based applications in supply chain management. Identified applications are then analyzed regarding their industry sector, implemented blockchain framework and addressed challenges.