Impact of Blockchain Adoption for Safe Food Supply Chain Management through System Dynamics Approach from Management Perspectives in Thailand

M Rajmohan,Jedsada Tipmontian,Jaime Castellanos Alcover

doi:10.3390/proceedings2019039014

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https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019039014

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Publication Date: Jan 7, 2020
Citations: 17	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Anna University, Chennai, Universidad de Málaga

Abstract

Today’s food supply chain is incredibly complex and imposes enormous challenges across the Globe. Products are transported through multimodal transportation internationally, comprising of combination of ship, rail, truck and flight modes etc. The supply chain under multistage network poses more quality related issues. Hence, blockchain technology helps to enhance food safety and quality in the logistics process. This, when coupled with the existing traceability system can create more agile value chain and closer customer relationship across regions. Though, Thailand is a leading food exporter, it lacks in implementation of blockchain technology. The objective of this study is to analyse the impact of blockchain technology adoption for safe food supply chain management through System Dynamics (SD) approach from management perspectives in Thailand. The preliminary survey and discussion were carried out with the participants from food expert firms, and causal loop diagrams and stock and flow diagrams were developed and validated. The trade-off, challenges and opportunities of applying block chain technology on the global food value supply chain has been discussed throughout the system dynamics model. The major contribution of this work is in providing insight into some of the main dimensions of block chain technology and its implications for global food value chain performance improvements.

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Based on literature review related in application of blockchain in food supply chain, the questionnaire was created
The Causal Loop Diagram as a tool of dynamics approach was presented to verify screened elementary factors and Stock and Flow Diagram were extended in order to explain food supply chain dynamics influencing on blockchain implementation
After the model was run we found that customer awareness level for food safety and traceability is one of the important factors can affect to designation of producer to increase blockchain implementation level

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Many people no longer comply with the food products and their information offered at the supermarkets, and seek the security that what they buy comes from reliable sources and that there is no opacity or tampering in the product information. Since this has become a main global issue, building a food supply chain traceability system is becoming more and more urgent. With recent dynamic growth of agricultural industries and export of food, food safety in supply chains has become an important topic in Thailand [1].

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