Blockchain-Enabled Supply Chain Management: A Review of Security, Traceability, and Data Integrity Amid the Evolving Systemic Demand
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As supply chains become increasingly digitized and decentralized, ensuring security, traceability, and data integrity has emerged as a critical concern. Blockchain technology has shown significant potential to address these challenges by providing immutable records, transparent data flows, and tamper-resistant transaction logs. However, the effective application of blockchain in real-world supply chains requires the careful evaluation of both architectural design and technical limitations, including scalability, interoperability, and privacy. This review systematically examines existing blockchain-based supply chain solutions, classifying them based on their structural models, cryptographic foundations, and storage strategies. Special attention is also given to underexplored humanitarian logistics scenarios. It introduces a three-dimensional evaluation framework to assess security, traceability, and integrity across different architectural approaches. In doing so, it explores key technological enablers, including advanced mechanisms such as zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and cross-chain architectures, to meet evolving privacy and interoperability demands. Furthermore, this study outlines a conceptual cross-chain interaction scenario involving permissioned and permissionless blockchain networks, connected through a bridge mechanism and supported by representative smart contract logic. The model illustrates how decentralized stakeholders can interact securely across heterogeneous blockchain platforms. By integrating quantitative metrics, architectural simulations, and qualitative analyses, this paper contributes to a deeper understanding of blockchain’s role in next-generation supply chains, offering guidance for researchers and practitioners aiming to design resilient and trustworthy supply chain management (SCM) systems.
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OpenAlex topics: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security · Supply Chain and Inventory Management · Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
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Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Fırat University, Elazığ 23119, Türkiye
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Institution of Firat University Scientific Research Projects (FUBAP)
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