Sustainable supply chain visibility management on the ground of blockchain awareness: A systematic literature review

This study investigates long-term supply chain visibility in light of blockchain awareness. By examining the visibility of a sustainable supply chain, researchers have attempted to gain a deeper understanding of blockchain awareness. Additionally, it describes long-term supply chain information exchange for various levels of visibility on numerous grounds in a safe, traceable, and advantageous manner. It also recognizes the underlying qualities of long-term supply chain visibility. The researchers conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) utilizing the PRISMA technique. Using the Web of Science, PubMed, SCIENCE DIRECT, ERIC, and SCOPUS databases, a five-year literature search resulted in 240 articles whose abstracts and content were fully examined, which is known as the eligibility process. Two hundred sixteen articles did not meet the requirement of answering this article’s research question; ultimately, 24 articles met the inclusion and theoretical requirements. After that, the figure and table approach is used to quantify supply chain visibility management, and the proposed index is assessed, for example, supply networks in blockchain awareness. The introduction of sustainable supply chain visibility management (SSCVM) architecture provides a full overview of the management and blockchain-based sustainable supply chain visibility literature. This review further articulates the theoretical underpinnings of multiple studies published in esteemed academic publications over the preceding five years and several reports from the literature. This study sheds new light on facilitating decisions and actions in all blockchain-based supply chain management in the business, engineering, and education sectors. Finally, it draws attention to potential difficulties linked to blockchain technology, such as adoption incentives, deployment and implementation issues, and governmental rules and regulations. This study aims to comprehensively examine the evolution of blockchain visibility research in supply chain management by employing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) approach to conduct a systematic literature review (SLR).