Blockchain-based smart dairy supply chain: catching the momentum for digital transformation

IF 2.4 Q2 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Rajeev Kumar, Dilip Kumar
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PurposeThis research attempted to establish the underlying dimensions of supply chain management practices, blockchain technology and supply chain performance in the Indian dairy industry. Additionally, the study proposes a conceptual model that shows the mediating effects of blockchain technology in the relationship between supply chain management practices and supply chain performance.Design/methodology/approachStructural equation modelling (SEM) is incorporated to examine the proposed model using SPSS and AMOS version 24. The study population includes 119 registered Indian dairy processing units operating in Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi (source: Dairy – India). Individual registered dairy processing unit's top four executives, that is Head of the Dairy Processing Plant, Supply Chain head and Marketing Head, and IT head are chosen as the respondents of the study, which renders the sample size of 476. Judgmental sampling based on the organisation's market position and plant production capacity (i.e. one lakh litre per day) has been set as the benchmark for selecting the dairy processing units. The executives are selected as respondents as they are well-versed in the phenomenon of supply chain management practices, blockchain technology and supply chain performance compared to other staff working in the dairy industry. The data was collected from December 2021 to March 2022 through judgmental sampling. The target sample size was 476, but only 286 questionnaires were received in a completed state and were further used for analysis.FindingsManufacturing practices, information sharing, distribution management, inventory management and blockchain technology have a significant and positive impact on supply chain performance in the Indian dairy industry. Furthermore, the research demonstrates that blockchain technology partially mediates the relationship between supply chain management practices and supply chain performance in the context of the Indian dairy industry.Research limitations/implicationsThis research is focused on the Indian dairy industry operating in only two states, namely New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. More research is needed to determine whether SCM practices and the prospects for blockchain technology among channel members are universally applicable to merchants in non-dairy products. Similar investigations should be carried out on dairy industry operating in various formats and in numerous geographic locations. Further, case studies can be conducted by future researchers to learn how supply chain management methods are deployed, what precisely these practices entail and what costs and time demands are required by these practices in context of small independent retailers across different germane expanse.Originality/valueWhile the available literature on the research area is spread out, the influence of blockchain technology in the Indian dairy industry has not yet been sufficiently analysed. Therefore, the research article focused on exploring underlying dimensions of the constructs of supply chain management practices, blockchain technology adoption and supply chain performance in the context of the Indian dairy industry.
基于区块链的智能乳制品供应链:抓住数字化转型的势头
目的本研究试图建立印度乳制品行业供应链管理实践、区块链技术和供应链绩效的基本维度。此外,该研究提出了一个概念模型,显示了区块链技术在供应链管理实践和供应链绩效之间的中介作用。设计/方法/方法采用结构方程建模(SEM),使用SPSS和AMOS版本24对所提出的模型进行检验。研究人群包括在北方邦和新德里运营的119家注册的印度乳制品加工厂(来源:dairy–India)。个体注册乳制品加工部门的四名高管,即乳制品加工厂负责人、供应链负责人和营销负责人以及IT负责人被选为研究对象,样本量为476人。基于该组织的市场地位和工厂生产能力(即每天10万升)的判断抽样已被设定为选择乳制品加工单位的基准。这些高管被选为受访者,因为与乳制品行业的其他员工相比,他们精通供应链管理实践、区块链技术和供应链绩效的现象。数据是在2021年12月至2022年3月期间通过判断性抽样收集的。目标样本量为476份,但在完成状态下只收到286份问卷,并进一步用于分析。Findings制造实践、信息共享、分销管理、库存管理和区块链技术对印度乳制品行业的供应链绩效产生了重大而积极的影响。此外,研究表明,在印度乳制品行业的背景下,区块链技术在一定程度上调节了供应链管理实践与供应链绩效之间的关系。研究局限性/含义本研究的重点是仅在新德里和北方邦这两个邦运营的印度乳制品行业。需要更多的研究来确定供应链管理实践和渠道成员中区块链技术的前景是否普遍适用于非乳制品的商家。应对在不同形式和不同地理位置经营的乳制品行业进行类似的调查。此外,未来的研究人员可以进行案例研究,以了解供应链管理方法是如何部署的,这些做法到底需要什么,以及在德国不同地区的小型独立零售商的背景下,这些做法需要什么成本和时间。原创性/价值尽管有关该研究领域的现有文献已经铺天盖地,但区块链技术对印度乳制品行业的影响尚未得到充分分析。因此,本文重点探讨了印度乳制品行业背景下供应链管理实践、区块链技术采用和供应链绩效构建的潜在维度。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies publishes double-blind peer-reviewed research on issues relevant to agriculture and food value chain in emerging economies in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The journal welcomes original research, particularly empirical/applied, quantitative and qualitative work on topics pertaining to policies, processes, and practices in the agribusiness arena in emerging economies to inform researchers, practitioners and policy makers
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