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Blockchain: Transforming Supply Chain Management Amidst Covid-19

Blockchain: Transforming Supply Chain Management Amidst Covid-19
	© 2022 by IJETT Journal
	Volume-70 Issue-6
	Year of Publication : 2022
	Authors : Saikat Mazumder, Amiya Bhaumik
	DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V70I6P212

How to Cite?

Saikat Mazumder, Amiya Bhaumik, "Blockchain: Transforming Supply Chain Management Amidst Covid-19," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 100-105, 2022. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V70I6P212

Abstract
The COVID-19 outbreak has affected many supply chain segments and highlighted the importance of building a single-source Blockchain-based pandemic patient records management system to solve several current and future difficulties. Blockchains, crucially, provide a plug-and-play form of interconnectivity that may act as a foundation for many other enabling technologies facilitating the implementation of artificial intelligence for demanding healthcare services. The formation of this literature allows us to discover various new research concerns and conceptual frameworks. Blockchain-based technologies are being developed to combat this COVID-19 outbreak by using authentication techniques and methods for contact tracing and a system for sharing data, transferring information, and application interface for research purposes. Supply chain management, including an important concept of Logistics for smooth supply of medications, emergency aid, and a potential vaccine, can be effectively planned using blockchain technology. In this paper, several studies have been undertaken on the mentioned topic because the need for a comprehensive review study that identifies the gaps and limitations of existing research and possibilities and objectives for future research is significant in this new normal.

Keywords
Blockchain, COVID-19, Healthcare applications, Logistics, Supply chain management.

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