Traceability in food-supply chains is an emerging issue due to increased awareness of consumers about food safety and the nature of food-supply chains that have become globalized. To implement traceability, there is a need to understand the variables and their inter-relationships that impact...

Traceability has become increasingly important in Taiwan. The global food supply chain today has evolved into a tangled web as companies seek to enhance their capabilities to fulfill customers' needs. Food traceability system (FTS) can reduce information asymmetry in chain restaurants' food...

Innovative retailers in food supply chains have been exploring blockchain as part of an ongoing effort to reduce contamination risks and food waste. We develop a three-tier supply chain model with multiple upstream (tier-2) suppliers to investigate: how blockchain adoption affects incentives of...