We consider two ways that blockchain can enhance supply chain transparency: (1) making the manufacturer’s sourcing cost transparent to the buyers (vertical cost transparency), and (2) making the ordering status of buyers transparent to each other (horizontal order transparency). We develop prescriptions to supply chain practitioners with regard to when blockchain should be adopted, who should be the initiator, and how to design the blockchain’s access control layer for the logistics data.

Accounts receivable can be turned into digital assets that program ownership and the flow of cash into transferable tokens that can either be sold on at a discount via factoring or be passed on to the upstream of the supply chain as a payment instrument. This paper investigates how accounts receivable tokenization impacts the multitier supply chain's decisions and profits under different configurations and contractual forms.

Problem Definition: A large segment of cryptoassets consists of tokens that serve as a payment or governance mechanism for a digital platform, usually a peer-to-peer marketplace of various services. An ongoing debate about the viability of the token market is centered on whether tokens are used purely for speculation, or have actual utility on their underlying platforms. The objective of this study is to create and validate a set of granular measures of token utility and speculation.