Analysing the Adoption of Intelligent Agent Technology in Food Supply Chain Management: An Empirical Evidence

Lavanya³

et al. 2023

PurposeBlockchain can track the material from the manufacturer to the end customers. Therefore, it can ensure the product's authenticity, transparency and trust in the retail supply chain (SC). There is a need to trace and track the retail products before it reaches the customers to check the quality of the products so that expired products can be recycled and reused, which in turn will help gain customers' trust. This research aims to investigate retail employees' behavioural intention to adopt blockchain in the retail SC.Design/methodology/approachTo examine the behavioural intention of employees in the retail SC, the research uses three theories – the technology acceptance model; the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology; and the theory of planned behaviour. The technology acceptance model measures the employee's acceptance of blockchain in the retail SC. The unified theory of acceptance is used in this research to measure how blockchain adoption will improve the performance of the employees. The theory of planned behaviour is used in this research to measure whether the employees intend to adopt blockchain. A survey was carried out in the retail stores of India. Exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were used for data analysis.FindingsThis study found that the employees of the retail stores have a positive intention and attitude to adopt blockchain technology. Further, it was found that perceived behavioural control and effort expectancy was not promoting blockchain adoption in the retail sector.Practical implicationsThis study will help the retail stores' employees understand the blockchain in their operations and will motivate the top management of the retail companies to adopt this technology. The study is limited to the retail SC in India only.Originality/valueThis study uses three theories technology acceptance model; the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology; and the theory of planned behaviour, which were not used in earlier studies of blockchain adoption in the retail SC.

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intentions to adopt the blockchain: investigation of the retail supply chain

Lavanya³

et al. 2023

“…As the data were collected from February 2021 to July 2021, and therefore, to test the difference between the opinion of early and late responses, a non-response bias test was performed . To test the non-response bias, 20 replies were collected at the beginning of the survey and 20 responses collected towards the end were considered (Mukherjee and Chittipaka, 2021). The paired sample t-test was applied, and the results of paired sample t-test showed that there is no difference between the opinion of early and late respondents; therefore, the data can be said to be free from non-response bias.…”

Section: Non-response Bias and Common Methods Bias (Cmb)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating sustainable development for the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain: a structural equation modelling approach

Chittipaka

et al. 2022

JHLSCM

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PurposeImmunization is one of the most cost-effective ways to save lives while promoting good health and happiness. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has served as a stark reminder of vaccines' ability to prevent transmission, save lives, and have a healthier, safer and more prosperous future. This research investigates the sustainable development (SD) of the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain (VSC).Design/methodology/approachThis study investigates the relationship between internal process, organizational growth, and its three pillars of SD environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and social sustainability. Survey-based research is carried out in the hospitals providing COVID-19 vaccines. Nine hypotheses are proposed for the study, and all the hypotheses got accepted. The survey was sent to 428 respondents and received 291 responses from health professionals with a response rate of 68%. For the study, the healthcare professionals working in both private and public hospitals across India were selected.FindingsThe structural equation modelling (SEM) approach is used to test the hypothesis. All nine hypotheses are supported. This study examines a link between internal processes and organizational learning and the three sustainability pillars (environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and social sustainability).Practical implicationsThis study will help the management and the policymakers to think and adopt SD in the COVID-19 VSC. This paper also implies that robust immunization systems will be required in the future to ensure that people worldwide are protected from COVID-19 and other diseases.Originality/valueThis paper shows the relationship between organizational learning and internal process with environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and social sustainability for the COVID-19. Studies on VSC of COVID-19 are not evident in any previous literature.

“…The articles were selected carefully, and the barriers to adopting blockchain technology in agro-based companies were identified. The questionnaire was developed to collect the responses from the plant managers, directors, and agro-based IT managers (Mukherjee and Chittipaka, 2021). The agro-based companies were searched on the internet, and details of these companies' manufactured products were identified.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Challenges of Blockchain Technology Adoption in the Agro-based Industries

Nagariya

Int. j. math. eng. manag. sci.

et al. 2022

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Blockchain is one of the latest innovations in information technology, bringing a digital revolution to many industries by increasing transparency. But this technology needs to be explored a lot as of now. Agriculture supply chain management distributes agro-based products like vegetables, fruits, pulses, and cereals. This research is conducted to identify the agro-based industries' adoption of blockchain in their supply chain for achieving sustainability. The next step towards sustainable agriculture is primarily seen as blockchain-enabled agriculture. By making supply chains transparent, technology can follow products from the point of manufacture and prevent waste and inefficiency. A structured literature review helped determine the barriers to blockchain adoption in agro-based industries. This research is unique as no survey-based research on blockchain in the agriculture supply chain using structural equation modeling has been found. The seven proposed hypotheses support the blockchain challenges for adoption in agro-based industries. The findings of this study suggest that the blockchain can bring transparency and traceability and will remove the agro-industry inefficiencies.