Title: Introducing blockchain technology concepts in supply chain management teaching

Authors: Gangaraju Vanteddu

Addresses: Harrison College of Business and Computing, Southeast Missouri State University, One University Plaza MS 5875, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA

Abstract: Blockchain technology (BCT) is a key constituent of Industry 4.0 manufacturing practices. Despite the natural alignment of key BCT capabilities enabled by its distributed and decentralised network architecture with the supply chain management (SCM) focus areas, BCT is not attracting requisite attention as an important enabling technology in undergraduate (UG) level SCM courses on account of a variety of reasons including the lack of understanding about this novel technology and the associated misconceptions. In this research, an attempt has been made to address the issue of appropriateness of incorporating BCT relevant aspects in teaching a generic UG level SCM course. Alignment of the key BCT characteristics and the associated capabilities with the SCM focus areas and the relevant application areas as outlined in this research hopefully will act as a catalyst in incorporating the key features of this novel technology in teaching a generic UG level SCM course.

Keywords: blockchain technology; BCT; shared database; peer-to-peer network; supply chain management; SCM; undergraduate course; logistics management; information management; supply chain disruptions.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIOME.2025.148371

International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education, 2025 Vol.8 No.1, pp.20 - 36

Received: 09 Feb 2025
Accepted: 18 Apr 2025
Published online: 02 Sep 2025 *

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