IoT-Blockchain: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Thing and Blockchain for Smart Supply Chain

Neda Azizi; Heliyeh Malekzadeh; Peyman Akhavan; Omid Haass; Shahrzad Saremi; Seyedali Mirjalili

doi:10.3390/s21186048

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IoT-Blockchain: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Thing and Blockchain for Smart Supply Chain

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IoT-Blockchain: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Thing and Blockchain for Smart Supply Chain

Neda Azizi, Heliyeh Malekzadeh, Peyman Akhavan, Omid Haass, Shahrzad Saremi and Seyedali Mirjalili

Sensors, Vol.21(18), pp.1-25

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s21186048

PMID: 34577261

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Abstract

smart supply chain management (SSCM)

internet of things (IoT)

blockchain (BC)

Dematel method

Delphi method

This study aims to build smart supply chains for the first time using the internet of things (IoT) and blockchain. Classification and clarification of causal relationships can provide a useful framework for researchers and professionals who seek to implement an intelligent supply chain using IoT tools in a blockchain platform, and it also demonstrates the intensity of communications indicating such relationships. The research methodology is mixed method, comprised of qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative method includes the Delphi method used for selecting indigenous components and features proper for the pattern. The quantitative method is the Dematel method used for assessing the relationships between the available concepts in the pattern and accessing the network structure between components. Interpretative Structural Modeling is also employed to classify the network structure obtained from the Dematel technique. The findings of the study identify indicators of IoT and blockchain as causes based on Dematel, application of tools, components interconnectedness, optimal decision making, automatedness, integration, innovation and learning, which are indicators of smart supply chain, are the effects in this study.

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Title: IoT-Blockchain: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Thing and Blockchain for Smart Supply Chain
Authors: Neda Azizi - Torrens University Australia
Heliyeh Malekzadeh - Iran University of Science and Technology
Peyman Akhavan - Iran University of Science and Technology
Omid Haass - RMIT University
Shahrzad Saremi - Torrens University Australia
Seyedali Mirjalili (Corresponding Author) - Torrens University Australia
Publication details: Sensors, Vol.21(18), pp.1-25
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.3390/s21186048
ISSN: 1424-8220
PMID: 34577261
Copyright note: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Data Availability: Not applicable.
Organisation Unit: School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991136503902621
Output Type: Journal article

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