Investigating the impact of blockchain technology in solving the challenges of the Halal food supply chain

Subject Areas : Management (Operations Research)

mojtaba farrokh ¹ , mohammad mehrabioun ² , amirhosein mashayekhi ³

1 - Assistant Professor of Operations Management, Faculty of Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor of Information Technology, Faculty of Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Masters student, Operations Management, Faculty of Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2023-01-07 Accepted : 2024-06-22

Keywords: Blockchain technology, Halal food supply chain, Smart contracts, ISM.,

Abstract :

The main concern in the Halal food supply chain is its halal integrity. Tracking systems based on emerging technologies are used in the Halal food supply chain to gain consumers' trust. To reduce the challenges of the halal food supply chain, blockchain technology is being used to improve its transparency and greater integrity. In this research, by reviewing the topic literature and experts' opinions, after identifying the challenges, functions, and technical requirements of blockchain in the Halal food supply chain, the relationships between these criteria have been determined through Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM), and a procedure for its application has been provided. The results of this study show that if the decision-makers want to apply blockchain technology in the Halal food supply chain, they should first select and improve the tools and technical requirements of blockchain as an infrastructure and then reduce the challenges based on the relationship between them which can lead to an increase in customer satisfaction.