This volume contains research contributions by an international group of authors addressing innovative and technology-based approaches for supply chain management. They present business models and investment options for enhanced strategic decision making as well as recent approaches for supply...

Background: In relevant research, blockchain technology (BCT) is credited with great potential for supply chain management (SCM). However, even after more than 10 years of the technology's existence, it is barely used for any self-sustaining applications. This raises the question of why BC...

The scientific aim of this working paper is to review the well-known concept of the value chain and to evaluate the different activities under the current conditions and circumstances. The main question of research is to find out if the classification and composition of the various activities is...