IoT–Blockchain: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Thing and Blockchain for Smart Supply Chain
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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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- Authors
- Azizi, N., Malekzadeh, H., Akhavan, P., Haass, O., Saremi, S., & Mirjalili, S.
- Affiliations
- Torrens University Australia (AU)
- Iran University of Science and Technology (IR)
- Industrial Engineering Department, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16844, Iran
- RMIT University (AU)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Mirjalili, Seyedali
- Venue
- Sensors
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2021-09-09
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 18
- Pages
- 6048
- ISSN
- 1424-8220 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8473175
- OpenAlex
- W3196971500
- Cited by
- 75
- References
- 49
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 12.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- Locations
- Sensors (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Open Access at Essex (University of Essex) (acceptedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
- RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
- Keywords
- Internet of Things, blockchain, smart supply chain, supply chain management, blockchain-IoT integration, causal relationship, network structure, Delphi method, DEMATEL, interpretive structural modeling, decision-making, automation
- MeSH terms
- Internet of Things, Blockchain
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