Decision support frameworks for unlocking the potential of blockchain in sustainable supply chain management
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Engineering, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Yousefi, Samuel
issued: 2024-11-21T18:14:39Z
issued: 2024
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The increasing complexity of global supply chains and the limitations of traditional supply chain management systems have highlighted the need for enhanced transparency, sustainability, and resilience. Blockchain technology, with its decentralized and immutable ledger system, has emerged as a promising solution to these issues, offering potential improvements in data integrity and traceability. However, the practical adoption of blockchain is hindered by significant barriers, including high implementation costs, technical complexities, and managerial conservatism. Previous studies do not effectively bridge the gap between theoretical insights and practical applications in this area. This gap emphasizes the need for advanced, context-specific tools to comprehensively assess the benefits and challenges of integrating blockchain into supply chains. This research aims to develop a feasibility study to examine the potential of blockchain for improving sustainable supply chain management. Therefore, advanced decision support frameworks are proposed to systematically model and address the decision-making problems inherently linked with the adoption of blockchain technology. These frameworks are designed by incorporating organizational theories, systems modeling, robust decision-making, and mathematical programming. The research objectives are fourfold: (i) to develop a robust system analysis-based framework to explore and prioritize key enablers of blockchain adoption; (ii) to introduce a risk management-enabled decision approach to mitigate potential barriers to blockchain adoption; (iii) to propose decision support framework based on the technology-organization-environment theory to select the best-fitting blockchain platform; and (iv) to develop an optimization model that incorporates blockchain compatibility in strategic sourcing and supply chain coordination under competitiveness. The importance of the developed frameworks lies in their ability to handle both the stra…
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note: DECISION SUPPORT FRAMEWORKS FOR UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF BLOCKCHAIN IN SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT by Samuel Yousefi B.Sc., Urmia University of Technology, 2012 M.Sc., Urmia University of Technology, 2014 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Mechanical Engineering) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) November 2024 © Samuel Yousefi, 2024 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, the dissertation entitled: Decision Support Frameworks for Unlocking the Potential of Blockchain in Sustainable Supply Chain Management submitted by Samuel Yousefi in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Examining Committee: Dr. Babak Mohamadpour Tosarkani, School of Engineering Supervisor Dr. Kasun Hewage, School of Engineering Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Ahmad Al-Dabbagh, School of Engineering Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Mohammad Hossein Zarifi, School of Engineering University Examiner Dr. Guoqing Zhang, Faculty of Engineering, University of Windsor External Examiner iii Abstract The increasing complexity of global supply chains and the limitations of traditional supply chain management systems have highlighted the need for enhanced transparency, sustainability, and resilience. Blockchain technology, with its decentralized and immutable ledger system, has emerged as a promising solution to these issues, offering potential improvements in data integrity and traceability. However, the practical adoption of blockchain is hindered by significant barriers, including high implementation costs, technical complexities, and managerial conservatism. Previous studies do not effectively bridge the gap between theoretical insights and practical applications in this area. This gap emphasizes the need for advanced, context-specific tools to comprehen…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2025-02
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0447310
language: eng
degree discipline: Mechanical Engineering
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Tosarkani, Babak Mohamadpour
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/89693