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The factors obstructing the blockchain adoption in supply chain finance: a hybrid fuzzy DELPHI-AHP-DEMATEL approach

P.S. Biswa Bhusan Sahoo (NITR, Rourkela, India)
Vikas Thakur (School of Management, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, India)

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

ISSN: 0265-671X

Article publication date: 17 August 2023

Issue publication date: 14 November 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

Supply chain finance (SCF) is an advanced financing solution for medium and small organizations. However, due to its nascent stage, SCF is still struggling with its application in the supply chain. The blockchain application in SCF can bring lots of opportunities and smart techniques to deal with financing to organizations. However, some factors restrict the proper adoption of blockchain in SCF. Therefore, this study aims to identify and analyze the factors obstructing blockchain adoption in SCF.

Design/methodology/approach

The present study applied a hybrid fuzzy DELPHI-AHP-DEMATEL to validate and analyze the factors. The fuzzy Delphi techniques were adopted to validate the identified factors. Thereafter, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) has been used to prioritize the validated factors. Further, the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method has opted to classify the factors into cause-and-effect groups.

Findings

The result of the study revealed that lack of technological competence and confidentiality leaking are the most prioritized factors and act as the prime factors for the obstacles in the blockchain application in the SCF. The application of the DEMATEL method revealed that the highest causing factor is authenticity, and the highest effecting factor is high cost.

Practical implications

The current study enhances the knowledge and information of managers and policymakers about the challenges associated with the blockchain application in SCF as well as provides better insight to deal with various factors obstructing blockchain adoption in SCF.

Originality/value

The current study is the first of its kind, where factors obstructing blockchain adoption in SCF are identified and validated with the help of experts and practitioners by incorporating the fuzzy Delphi method. Thereafter, the validated factors are prioritized by using fuzzy AHP and fuzzy DEMATEL techniques helps to identify the cause-and-effect group, which opens the door for future research work.

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Acknowledgements

Since acceptance of this article, the following author have updated the affiliations: Vikas Thakur is at the Department of HSS, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.

Funding: Authors are thankful to the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, India for sponsoring this research under the grant no. 02/49/GN/2021-22/ICSSR/RP/MJ. Dated: 12-03-2022.

Citation

Sahoo, P.S.B.B. and Thakur, V. (2024), "The factors obstructing the blockchain adoption in supply chain finance: a hybrid fuzzy DELPHI-AHP-DEMATEL approach", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 41 No. 9, pp. 2292-2310. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-06-2022-0198

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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