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1 - Investigate the role of Internet objects in decision support and supply chain systems
fatemeh ranjbar parizi

The purpose of this research is to develop a framework for understanding the convergence between the Internet of objects and the future of decision support systems and supply chain. Research results have shown that when large data are available, it is necessary to use m More

The purpose of this research is to develop a framework for understanding the convergence between the Internet of objects and the future of decision support systems and supply chain. Research results have shown that when large data are available, it is necessary to use mathematical algorithms and complex analytical techniques. The Internet of objects improves the intelligence of business intelligence with the accumulation of data and the extraction of information. This improvement is due to the use of information technology to conclude and provide solutions based on past experiences. Manuscript profile

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2 - Designing a conceptual model of reverse logistics management network based on supply chain innovation approach
mohammadreza khosravi reza homaee mansoureh hourali

In recent years, rapid market changes have increased due to innovation in material supply chains and the adoption of a sustainable approach to consumption patterns has become more important. This issue has been especially pronounced in the field of supply and consequent More

In recent years, rapid market changes have increased due to innovation in material supply chains and the adoption of a sustainable approach to consumption patterns has become more important. This issue has been especially pronounced in the field of supply and consequently the consumption of goods in the supply chain. The purpose of this paper is to design a conceptual model of reverse logistics network in order to better use raw materials and reduce waste in the supply chain. Manuscript profile

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3 - A dairy Products Green Supply Chain model with Emphasis on Customer Satisfaction: Combining Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach and Analytical Network Process
Ali Yousef Mahdi Homayounfar abdolaziz pagheh amir akhavanfar

The purpose of this study is to present a green supply chain model for dairy products with emphasis on customer satisfaction. The statistical population of the study consists of university professors and experts in the field of marketing and food and dairy industries of More

The purpose of this study is to present a green supply chain model for dairy products with emphasis on customer satisfaction. The statistical population of the study consists of university professors and experts in the field of marketing and food and dairy industries of Iran who have been selected by purposive sampling. Sampling continued until the theoretical saturation stage. The value of ICC coefficient was also approved to determine the reliability of the measuring instrument. Finally, 10 questionnaires and interviews with experts were used. The interpretive structural modeling approach is used to present the model and the network analysis process is used to prioritize the criteria. Findings showed that the factor of customer satisfaction in relation to the research topic and the presentation of the green supply chain model of dairy products is more effective In contrast, the factors of green innovation have the most, green entrepreneurship, green performance, internal green actions and external green participation have the most impact and the least impact. Also, the results of Mick Mac analysis showed that 7 factors related to the presentation of the green supply chain pattern of dairy products in terms of permeability and dependence are divided into three categories of infiltrators, dependent and autonomous. Finally, the prioritization of criteria showed that customer satisfaction has the highest weight among the criteria of the green supply chain of dairy products Manuscript profile

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4 - Enhancing Efficiency and Organizational Knowledge in Assembly Lines Using Discrete-event Simulation Techniques
Moslem Fadaei Hadi Heydari Ghare Bagh Sedigh Reisi

10.7508/jstpi.2015.02.008

In today’s competitive market, companies must work closely with their customers and suppliers if they want to survive and improve their own performance and to provide a better response to market forces. In a typical supply chain, information flow is more important than More

In today’s competitive market, companies must work closely with their customers and suppliers if they want to survive and improve their own performance and to provide a better response to market forces. In a typical supply chain, information flow is more important than the other two involved flows including material flow and cash flow. It can be lead to enhance organizational knowledge. The main purpose of the research, is to identify, analyse and improve the performance of an assembly line using simulation techniques. Many factors, such as setup time, operating time, failure rate, repair rate, and production rate, can cause data to be non-stationary. Therefor, in order to analyse such complicated systems it is necessary to apply simulation techniques. The most important properties of an assembly line including bottlenecks, cycle time, buffers capacities, and the number of finished products in a given time period are investigated in the research. After data gathering, and building an appropriate simulation model, the simulation experiments were done with Enterprise Dynamic software. The simulation model is implemented and tested against real-world data and is demenostrated by a numerical example. Then, the bottlenecks and performance measures including throughput time and waiting time are identified and analysed in order to develop a new scenario in which opportunities for improvements are presented. The results show significant improvements in terms of reducing waiting time and increasing efficiencies. Manuscript profile

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5 - The Potential of E-Business to Reduce the Bullwhip Effect in Auto Industry of Iran
Lauya Olfat Mohsen Shafiei Nik Abadi

Uncertainty about the supply chain and its various components causes demand variability in the length of chain in a way that as diverting from the final customer demand and actual orders, more fluctuation in amount of orders is observed and this can be followed by undes More

Uncertainty about the supply chain and its various components causes demand variability in the length of chain in a way that as diverting from the final customer demand and actual orders, more fluctuation in amount of orders is observed and this can be followed by undesirable effects. This phenomenon is called Bullwhip effect. Several factors are involved in the occurrence of this problem for which some strategies to are listed. In this paper, first Bullwhip effect and what caused it in the supply chain are defined. Then, Key factors in reducing the effects in Auto industry using Survey are analyzed. Finally, with regard to the capabilities of electronic business, its role in confronting this phenomenon will be expressed. This Research is an Applied Research and a questionnaire containing 26 questions was used for the analysis. According to various aspects of creating Bullwhip Effect, partial sampling was used and a collection of experts in the field of inventory control, production planning and parts supply, sales, after sales service and supply chain management were surveyed. Calculated Samples are 171 experts. In this paper, The Mean Test is used to evaluate each hypothesis and finally Friedman's Test is used to assess being equal rank of Reducing Factors of Bullwhip effect. Innovative aspect of the research is observed in the study and identification of key factors in creating Bullwhip effect in supply chain and investigation of electronic business impact in reducing the negative effect. Manuscript profile

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6 - Modeling and Implementing Supply Chain Management in Small and Medium Enterprises
Hadi Heydari

In the past decades, the cooperation of organizations was based on the short-term to gain maximum profit in a short time. Today, lots of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that has been established in Technology Parks wants to cooperate to have more profit in long term More

In the past decades, the cooperation of organizations was based on the short-term to gain maximum profit in a short time. Today, lots of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that has been established in Technology Parks wants to cooperate to have more profit in long term relation. Nowadays, in order to produce a product or to present a service, different organizations should work together. Therefore, supply chain management is one of the best ways to have more profit, long-term relationship and to share the information between Small and Medium Enterprises. In this paper, we try to explain the history of supply chain management and the method of organizing and defining supply chain management and its main features. In addition, we will explain the efficient elements for organizing supply chain management and supply chain operating reference model. Moreover, based on an inspection from different text sources, different fields and the method of descriptive study, we will look at the result of supply chain management in SMEs that include: improvement of customer relationship, improvement of the time from order to the issue of invoices, improvement of physical material relation between suppliers and customers, improvement of the connections with the market, improvement of demand forecasting to meet the order and improvement the process of supply chain. Also, in this paper we will look at how to inplement supply chain management in SMEs. Keywords: Supply Chain Management, Planning, Supply, SCOR Model Manuscript profile

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7 - Recognition of Unsuccessful Development of Iran's Marine Industries through the Analysis of Current and Ideal Situation of the Industries' Value Chain
Seyed Amir Aghaei Abrand Abadi Seyed Hossein Hosseini Mohamad Saeid Seif Navid Mohammadi

10.7508/jstpi.2017.01.008

Iran's marine industry is of high importance due to the countries 5800 km of coastline, access to the sea in the north and the south, and access to free water although the industry's situation is not as successful as its rivals which started their development plan simul More

Iran's marine industry is of high importance due to the countries 5800 km of coastline, access to the sea in the north and the south, and access to free water although the industry's situation is not as successful as its rivals which started their development plan simultaneously. The purpose of this paper is to examine the gap between current and ideal situation of marine industry to find bottlenecks of development. To do so, the marine industry value chains in other countries are studied and customized with Iran's industry through expert opinions as the first step. Next, private and governmental companies, which have been registered in Iranian Association of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, are reviewed and located in the value chain to find industry strengths and weaknesses. Finally, solutions to remove bottlenecks of Iran's marine industry development are proposed. Results are representative of the fact that the majour bottlenecks in supportive activities are the lack of integrated finance and insurance system, occupational skill training system, customs adminstartion, and R&D infrastructure. Moreover, the major bottlenecks in primery activities are lack of vendor list, and weakness of needs & feasibility assessment, supply chain management and technical capabilities. To improve the industry performance, the government should focus on integrated laboratory services, finance and insurance, and regulations to reduce investment risks and private sector should promote its productivity and competitiveness. This research could be used as a basis to formulate Iran's marine industry strategic plan. Manuscript profile

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8 - Identifying Effective Critical Success Factors in Electronic Supply Chain Management (Case study: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises)
morteza jabale Sajad Ranjkesh Mohammad Reza Ghiasy Hossein Ali Hassan pour

10.7508/jstpi.2016.03.004

Electronic supply chain management (e-SCM) is one of the competitive industrial fields of the country. Availability of Internet network and information in supply chain management, gives the capability and competitiveness to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and More

Electronic supply chain management (e-SCM) is one of the competitive industrial fields of the country. Availability of Internet network and information in supply chain management, gives the capability and competitiveness to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and also helps them for resilience in today`s competitions. Electronic supply chain management plays an important role in improving supply chain factors, information authenticity, reducing bullwhip effect and delivering products to the customers in right time and right place with high speed and accuracy. Attending to these factors can be helpful in making suitable decisions to promote enterprise by managers. The goals of this paper is to identifying effective critical success factors in electronic supply chain management and survey their effects on e-SCM implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises. To achieve this goal, thirteen questions has been developed and a multi-variable linear regression technique in SPSS used for analyzing questionnaire. A Multi regression analyses a dependent variable, which linearly relates to some independent controlled variables. Independent variables Xk are critical sub-factors for main factors and dependent variable Y indicate implementation of electronic supply chain management. Result analysis shows that four critical success factors are the most important factors playing role in e-SCM implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises, which are supporting of capacity of supplier, organizational scale, compatibility of e-SCM and CEO’s creative level. Management by focusing on four factors will make to improvement and forward upgrades in future. Manuscript profile

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9 - Investigating and Ranking the Effective Factors on Green Supply Chain Management in Petrochemical Industry with DEMATEL Approach (Study of Lorestan Petrochemicals)
Farshid Farokhizadeh

10.52547/jstpi.20806.16.62.51

Purpose: Green supply chain management is based on both integrating the supply chain management and environment management, controls the environmental effects of products in their life cycle via sharing the information and coordination. The main objective of this study More

Purpose: Green supply chain management is based on both integrating the supply chain management and environment management, controls the environmental effects of products in their life cycle via sharing the information and coordination. The main objective of this study is to evaluate and rank the "Green Supply Chain Management" in the petrochemical industry, as well as identification of sub-indicators of these major dimensions as research sub-goals. Methodology: In order to achieve the goals and answer the research questions, this research has been done in two steps. In the first step, with the study of scientific literature and the opinions of environmental experts, green supply chain management, and petrochemical industry, the indicators affecting green supply chain management were identified based on the main dimensions extracted and the basis for the preparation of the first questionnaire. After collecting and analyzing the data and determining the mean of society and the importance of dimensions and indicators, four demensions among 5 and 11 indicators of 22 indices were selected. In the second step, the DEMATEL method was used to analyze the causal and causal factors and rank the effective dimensions and indicators. Results: The results indicate that the dimensions of society, organizational participation, the indicators of the formation of the working group, senior management support, community expectation from the company and environmental education and training have respectively the most importance and the most weight this industry. Manuscript profile

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10 - Agility conceptual model of service provider enterprises supply chain By using fuzzy conceptual modeling
Roxana Fekri مهدی احمدی Marzieh Babaeianpoor

Many enterprises Nowadays, face with big competing and risk in the market which is the result of innovation in technology and continuous changes of customer needs. In such circumstances, getting direction to agile structure is the fastest way to adapt.Absolutely service More

Many enterprises Nowadays, face with big competing and risk in the market which is the result of innovation in technology and continuous changes of customer needs. In such circumstances, getting direction to agile structure is the fastest way to adapt.Absolutely service provider enterprises are not exception.To identify the model of agility in service provider enterprises, a literature review is done and the result is verified by the experts. Critical success factors of agility in service provider enterprises are identified using exploratory factor analysis in 11 main groups: integrating supply chain components, upgrading quality and flexible services, responsig and sensitiveness to market, customer based design and development of servives, human skills and customer satisfaction development, innovative strategy and solving strategic problems, developing services, dynamic and flexible planning, concerning market and organization financial situation, using IT infrastructure, updating competitors and suppliers data. Using thses factors, managers of these enterprises are able to increase responsibility and market share. Finally critical success factors of agility in service provider enterprises and the relation between them is derived by using fuzzy conceptual mapping. Manuscript profile

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11 - Technology Supply Chain Design in a Corporation Using Product Architecture Technique (The case of automotive industry in Iran)
Ahmad

Abstract Technology Supply Chain plays an important role in identification and supplying of product and process technologies in a corporation. So, during the formation of decisions for product, processes and supply chain technologies architectures have be made simultan More

Abstract Technology Supply Chain plays an important role in identification and supplying of product and process technologies in a corporation. So, during the formation of decisions for product, processes and supply chain technologies architectures have be made simultaneously. This article presents a new model to architecture and design for technology supply chain by using Product architecture technique in the corporation. The approach of this research is qualitative. We have gathered primary data by doing deep interview with experts of Iranian automotive companies. We have analyzed data by content and thematic analysis methods. Then, in the base of analytical data, we designed of final model. The designed model is verified and validated by the several focus groups and descriptive case study research methods. Manuscript profile

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12 - Information technology -based model of operations integrated strategies and its function on organizational performance
Seyed Mahmood Zanjirchi hamidreza shokrizade negar jalilian

In recent years, the focus of many organizations is rapt to achieve superior performance as a competitive advantage, and managers are striving to encourage the organization in order to improve their performance. Due to this important issue, in this study the initially r More

In recent years, the focus of many organizations is rapt to achieve superior performance as a competitive advantage, and managers are striving to encourage the organization in order to improve their performance. Due to this important issue, in this study the initially regarding the role of information in the effectiveness of supply chain strategies performance and also considering the role of supply chain strategies in improving supply chain performance and consequently the performance of the organization, the conceptual model was designed. The data needed to test the conceptual model by using standard questionnaires were collected which the content validity by experts and its reliability by calculating the Cronbach's alpha was approved. The questionnaire were distributed Between 135 members of the ceramic & tile industry executives in Yazd and the collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with LISREL software version 8.2.The results of the analysis of the data showed that the significant level between all the variables was greater than (1/96) which indicates that the relationship between them in the level of confidence (95%) is significant. Besides, the path coefficient shows the intensity impact of the independent variable on the dependent one so that, all hypotheses were confirmed. Manuscript profile

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13 - Studying the effect of Qualified Management on Environmental Management and Green Supply Chain and their impact on Green function ( A Case study done by:Pars Khazar co.)
seyyed sajjad mohtasham Reza Esmaeilpour Mohammad Rahim Ramazanian

Nowadays, in the competitive market, for survival in the global and local competition, companies are required to improve the quality of their goods and do not limit the improvement of the quality of their products to a series of characteristics and features to attract t More

Nowadays, in the competitive market, for survival in the global and local competition, companies are required to improve the quality of their goods and do not limit the improvement of the quality of their products to a series of characteristics and features to attract the customers’ satisfaction. But, they consider the quality in the product’s design and process and believe that in order to achieve a developed production and improve the performance, they must include the environmental factor in the quality of their goods. Considering environmental factors and managing the green supply chain are effective in the quality of goods and lead to an improvement in the performance of companies in production. This research is applied in terms of objective and scientific in terms of nature and research methodology, and its statistical population includes all managers, experts, consultants, engineers, employees, customers and some of expert activists in the sector of Pars Khazar manufacturing companies and their relating branches. For data analysis, the structural equations modeling, partial least squares, multivariate analysis and fitness model variables test were done using LISREL(8.5) and SPSS(21) softwares. Manuscript profile

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14 - The effect of exchange rate fluctuations on financial and physical flow in a global supply chain
عطیه یوسفی mir saman pishvaee

A direct impact of financial resources on how to make decisions in all levels has led to modeling and optimizing financial flows in supply chains in last years. Also, considering the development of global markets and the move of companies towards globalization, the stud More

A direct impact of financial resources on how to make decisions in all levels has led to modeling and optimizing financial flows in supply chains in last years. Also, considering the development of global markets and the move of companies towards globalization, the study of financial factors in this area has importance. The purpose of this research is to develop a MILP model with simultaneous focusing on financial and physical flows in a global supply chain. The main innovation of this research is the financial and physical flow integrated optimization in a global chain, which so far has not been studied in the financial literature. In this study, the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on financial variables and a total profit of the chain has been investigated. to show the model's efficiency, a sample problem and random data are used. The results indicate that an increasing exchange rate by 0.1 unit, will increase about six percentage of profit. Also, the exchange rate fluctuations cause significant changes in financial factors. Manuscript profile

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15 - Investigating the Impact of Sustainable Supply Chain on Organization Performance using Balanced Score Card Approach (Case of: Fajr Jam Gas Refinery)
Abbas Shoul saeid sadeghi laleh abbaslo

The concept of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) has been considered as an important organizational philosophy to achieve more profits by reducing environmental and social risk. In fact, the environmental management with an emphasis on environmental protection More

The concept of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) has been considered as an important organizational philosophy to achieve more profits by reducing environmental and social risk. In fact, the environmental management with an emphasis on environmental protection is one of the most important issues of customers, stakeholders, governments, employees and competitors. The main aim of this research is to assess impact of sustainable supply chain management on performance of Fajr Jam Gas Refinery using balanced scorecard approach. The data for this research collected through the questionnaires that sent to 80 managers and expert of Fajr Jam Gas Refinery. To analyze the data, partial least squares (PLS) method and smart PLS-Graph software version 3 was used. The results reveals that sustainable supply chain management has a significant positive effect on performance of Fajr Jam Gas Refinery. Finally, some practical offers and strategies for managers and some suggestions for future research of researchers are provided. Manuscript profile

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16 - Critical Success Factors Analyses in Sustainable Supply Chain Implementation with ISM Approach (Case Study: Automotive Industry)

In recently years, the importance of environmental and social performances of industries beside their economic performance resulted in formation of a new concept and approach that is named sustainability. In today’s competitive world, different industries to achieve a c More

In recently years, the importance of environmental and social performances of industries beside their economic performance resulted in formation of a new concept and approach that is named sustainability. In today’s competitive world, different industries to achieve a competitive advantage and maintain their survival, needs to move towards achieving sustainability approach. The main problem is that, the implementation of this approach is simply not possible, and there are several barriers in this way. To deal with this, need to identify and understand the critical success factors. This study aimed to identify and analysis the critical success factors in implementation of sustainable supply chain management in the automotive industry. This paper proposes an interpretive structural modeling (ISM) approach to develop a structural model for evaluating the influential factors among recognized factors. After literature review, the 16 factors based on experts opinions have been selected. In presented research results, the factor of “top management commitment and support” is identified as the most effective and the factor of “Knowledge of competitive advantage” is identified as the most dependent critical success factor. Manuscript profile

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17 - Investigating the Effect of Internal Communications and Staff Satisfaction in Supply Chain Integration
tavakol moharrami Ali reza Irajpour

In this research, we are looking for "Investigating the Effect of Internal Connections and Staff Satisfaction in Supply Chain Integration" in Iranian Automobile Company (Iran Khodro)”. In the early stages, theoretical literature and studies on the subject of research we More

In this research, we are looking for "Investigating the Effect of Internal Connections and Staff Satisfaction in Supply Chain Integration" in Iranian Automobile Company (Iran Khodro)”. In the early stages, theoretical literature and studies on the subject of research were studied and the literature section of the research was compiled using the information collected. The statistical population of this research is the directors and employees of the companies of the automobile industry sub company (Iran Khodro). In total, the statistical population of this research is approximately roughly 1,400 to 1,500 managers and employees of the company. In this study, based on the sample size table for a given community, which was presented by Kerjesai and Morgan in 1970, the sample size is 300 in the study. Sampling of this study is also available through random sampling. The results of this study indicate that internal integration has a significant effect on external integration, and external integration has a significant effect on competitive performance. Manuscript profile

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18 - An integrated model for a multi-product production-inventory-routing problem in a bi-echelon green supply chain
Adel Aazami Ali Papi mir saman pishvaee

Manufacturing company’s decisions regarding the quantity of production and inventory is a production planning and inventory control problem. Decisions about transferring products are expressed as a transportation and routing problem. Considering these three problems tog More

Manufacturing company’s decisions regarding the quantity of production and inventory is a production planning and inventory control problem. Decisions about transferring products are expressed as a transportation and routing problem. Considering these three problems together results in an integrated production-inventory-routing planning (PIRP) which is one of the important supply chain problems. Companies which solve their PIRP problems better can decrease the cost of their products and gain more competitive advantage compared to other competing companies. Based on today’s strict regulations, companies must take into account environmental considerations in addition to economical ones in all their processes, from production until supply. Thus, an appropriate transportation planning can prevent the excessive increase in costs and decrease environmental pollution. Therefore, this study integrates the problem of decreasing environmental pollution with PIRP and develops a green PIRP (GPIRP) problem which efficiently considers the economic and social dimensions of production and supply. This problem is modeled in an integrated manner using the MILP approach. In order to show the applicability of the developed model and its practicability of environmental aspect, a case study is conducted on Ahvaz Sugar Refinery, Iran. Finally, some managerial insights are derived from the computational results. Manuscript profile

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19 - The sustainable design of the supply chain of bioethanol production of sugarcane

High cost, the risk of ending fossil fuels and pollution severely threatens metropolitan areas today and therefore paying attention to renewable energies is inevitable. This paper presents a three-level supply chain of bioethanol production with the three objectives of More

High cost, the risk of ending fossil fuels and pollution severely threatens metropolitan areas today and therefore paying attention to renewable energies is inevitable. This paper presents a three-level supply chain of bioethanol production with the three objectives of maximizing profit, reducing environmental impacts and maximizing social impacts, using the Epsilon-constraint method for optimization. On the third level, there are several consumer markets that satisfy end-customer demand. The type of feedstock intended is sugarcane, which can be used to produce bioethanol. The planning horizon of the model is multi-period, and the relationship of chain levels to each other may be disrupted. Finally, a case study in the Southwest region of Iran demonstrates the function of the model. Manuscript profile

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20 - Compatibility of the network of credit supply network of the country's banking system using a super-interpretive approach (soft systems (SSM) and critical innovative systems (CSH)) (Study of financing technology companies through Bank Mellat)
Eissa Jabbarzadeh Ebrahim Teimoury Saeed Shavalpour

In recent years, "technology-based start-ups" have attracted the attention of many researchers and policymakers in various countries as the engine of rapid economic growth. The high growth rate of job creation, sales, exports and capital of these companies, and especial More

In recent years, "technology-based start-ups" have attracted the attention of many researchers and policymakers in various countries as the engine of rapid economic growth. The high growth rate of job creation, sales, exports and capital of these companies, and especially their role in creating high-quality job opportunities, has put these companies in the spotlight of policymakers in many countries around the world. Banks are recognized as an important institution in financing, which will help improve the financing and credit process of technology-based companies by providing banking facilities and will somehow survive them. However, in recent years, despite the economic problems of banks, financing companies has faced many challenges, so considering the importance of financing technology companies in the country, as well as the diversity and range of experts involved, in this article in order to deal with conflicting perspectives and achieve common vision to organize and manage more effectively and efficiently, a combination of soft systems (SSM) methodology and a critical innovation systems (CSH) approach has been used. After explaining the common points of the two approaches, we will reach a common and radical definition of the problems of the credit network in the country's banking system by conducting in-depth interviews with specialists and experts in this field. After reviewing the processes governing the credit system of technology companies in the banking industry using the approach of critical innovative systems and after criticizing the situation and the state of "is" and "should" and new requirements to improve the current situation, the criteria for improving the process should be extracted. Manuscript profile

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21 - The Effect of Green Supply Chain Management Practices on Performance and Competitiveness in a Chadormaloo Iron Ore Mine
seyyed morteza ghayour niloofar nejati yazdi nejad amir ghafourian shagerdi

Because green practices are very common in industrial environments and have affected on performance.The present study investigates the effect of green supply chain management measures on performance and competitiveness in Chadormelo iron ore mine. This research is appl More

Because green practices are very common in industrial environments and have affected on performance.The present study investigates the effect of green supply chain management measures on performance and competitiveness in Chadormelo iron ore mine. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of analytical method. The statistical population of this study is the managers and organizational experts of Chadormelo Iron Ore Company (317 people), of which 180 people were selected as a sample by simple random sampling method.Data collection tools were a localized questionnaire based on the research of Yang et al. (2013) and Younes et al. (2016).The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the validity criterion and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient.Structural equation modeling and PLS software were used to analyze the data.The test of research hypotheses with the help of structural equation modeling showed that internal measures and external collaborations of green supply chain management are related to green performance and competitiveness of the company.Also, the relationship between both green supply chain management departments and the company's social performance was confirmed.On the other hand, the relationship between competitiveness and corporate social performance was positive and significant.In addition, the mediating role of competitiveness in the relationship between green supply chain management and social performance was only confirmed in terms of internal measures and external participation.Finally, it can be said that internal measures and external partnerships of green supply chain management in Chadormelo Company strengthen the company's social performance. Manuscript profile

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22 - Analysis of Service Supply Chain Anti-fragility in Iran Insurance Industry
Sayyed Maisam Momeni ahmadreza ghasemi meysam shahbazi Amir Safari

Anti-fragility allows the organisation to place itself in a position to benefit from the unknown. The purpose of this study is to identify and evaluate the indicators affecting the Anti-fragility of the insurance industry supply chain and to determine the causal relatio More

Anti-fragility allows the organisation to place itself in a position to benefit from the unknown. The purpose of this study is to identify and evaluate the indicators affecting the Anti-fragility of the insurance industry supply chain and to determine the causal relationships between these indicators. This study has been conducted through an exploratory mixed-method. The Delphi method and the Gray-DEMATEL technique have been utilized in this study. Insurance companies must implement indices, methods, and mechanisms to promote the anti-fragility of their supply chain, though simultaneous attention to all indices is impossible and uneconomic. Therefore, deciding which indices have priority in investment can be accomplished using the research findings and determining the significance of each index, as well as the causal relationships between them. According to the results of the Delphi method, 49 indices for anti-fragility of the supply chain insurance industry, hereunder the eight main processes, have been extracted. Study results also revealed that in order to lead the supply chain insurance industry towards anti-fragility, the "knowledge and information management" and "risk management" processes should at first be considered. According to expert opinions, the "management information system" and "knowledge management implementation" indices have been selected as the most causal indices of anti-fragility of the knowledge and information management process, while the indices of "risk strategy development" and "using the risk database" have been chosen as the most causal indices of risk management anti-fragility. Manuscript profile

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23 - The effect of external pressures and internal motivation on the company's performance with regard to the role of acceptance of green supply chain management in the dairy industry
Mohamad Taghi Taghavi fard AMIR MOHAMMAD KHANI

Despite the interest of prospective managers and researchers, the implementation of green supply chain management in the country's dairy industry has not been satisfactory. The real challenge for the country's managers is to prioritize the implementation of green supply More

Despite the interest of prospective managers and researchers, the implementation of green supply chain management in the country's dairy industry has not been satisfactory. The real challenge for the country's managers is to prioritize the implementation of green supply chain management to achieve the best possible advantage in the implementation of green supply chain management in the country's dairy industry. In this paper, the effect of external pressures and internal motivation on the company's performance with respect to the role of acceptance of green supply chain management in the dairy industry. The statistical population of the study is dairy companies in Iran in which 82 managers of the company were analyzed as a sample. The non-probability and available sampling method and data collection tool was a questionnaire. Structural equation modeling and SmartPLS software were used to analyze the data. The research findings show that market pressures and suppliers are effective in accepting green supply chain management in the dairy industry. In addition, it was found that the adoption of green supply chain management in the dairy industry has an impact on environmental, operational and economic performance. However, the effect of controlling pressures on the acceptance of green supply chain management in the dairy industry was not confirmed. The research results highlight the managerial commitment and the key role of suppliers in the successful adoption of green supply chain management Manuscript profile

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24 - Application of Viable System Model in Diagnosis of Construction Supply Chain management in petrochemical industry
Fatemeh Saghafi

Current researches on supply chain management (SCM) in manufacturing industries are not directly applicable to construction industry. The application of SCM in the construction industry is associated with serious difficulties such as transient nature and uniqueness of c More

Current researches on supply chain management (SCM) in manufacturing industries are not directly applicable to construction industry. The application of SCM in the construction industry is associated with serious difficulties such as transient nature and uniqueness of construction projects, coordination problems, unrepeatable interactions and contextual differences in the manufacturing and construction industry. One of the models with the capability of complexity management is viable system model (VSM) which is rooted in organizational cybernetics. The model states that in order to achieve viability, each organization must perform certain activities and certain relationships must be established between these activities. VSM, employed to diagnose a supply chain of an Iranian Petrochemical Construction project based on the proposed methodology that includes three steps, case study selection, system identification and system diagnosis. This led to a model development as well as identification of the weaknesses of the construction supply chain (CSC). The validity of the research methodology and findings has been confirmed through multiple qualitative criteria. The research innovation is application of VSM to diagnose a CSC in combination with case study method in order to design a model and accordingly identification of the weaknesses and bottlenecks over the whole model via a systemic approach. Manuscript profile

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25 - A Supervision System on Organic Products Supply Chain Based on Blockchain Technology
FERESHTEHAZADI PARAND َAli TAVAKOLIGOLPAYGANI Negin Ghaderi

10.61186/jstpi.32595.19.76.52

Nowadays, based on the spreading of information technology, food consumers especially organic food increasingly want to be informed about the history of food products that they are buying. They want to know about the origin of food, the condition of storage, transportin More

Nowadays, based on the spreading of information technology, food consumers especially organic food increasingly want to be informed about the history of food products that they are buying. They want to know about the origin of food, the condition of storage, transporting, etc. besides the information are printed on the packages. In this paper, we are proposing a back and forth supervision system on organic products supply chain based on blockchain technology to ensure data integrity and allow data tracing. The proposed system as a decentralized and secure infrastructure database improves food security and safety, and reduces fraud by verifying the quality and the origin of the products throughout the entire their agricultural supply chain. A unique Quick Response code was used to identify each product within the supply chain. Automated protocols on validation each transaction and events related to a product by peers of the Blockchain system enable data transmitted on the network to be verified and stored immutably and minimizing the risk of data corruption. Manuscript profile

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26 - Analysis of antecedents and outcomes of Internet of things in supply chain with interpretive structural modeling based on content analysis approach
Aminmasoud Bakhshi Movahhed محمدتقی رضوان hadi mokhtari

Due to increasing competition, it is necessary to focus on new technology in supply chain. Internet of things is one of the most innovative tools. Creation of appropriate factors in order to operationalization internet of things will lead to development of supply chain More

Due to increasing competition, it is necessary to focus on new technology in supply chain. Internet of things is one of the most innovative tools. Creation of appropriate factors in order to operationalization internet of things will lead to development of supply chain performance. Recognition of determining factors in order to use internet of things and awareness of effective result are essential. The purpose of this research is analysis of antecedents and outcomes of Internet of things in supply chain. This paper is based on mixed research including qualitative and quantitative parts. The statistical population of this paper in qualitative part is internal and external papers and that of quantitative part is university professors and industrial experts. This research based on judgmental sampling method as well as contains 22 articles in qualitative part and 10 persons in quantitative part. Library method is used to collect data in the qualitative part while researcher-made questionnaire is used to collect data in the quantitative part. Content analysis is allocated to qualitative part and interpretive structural modeling is assigned to quantitative part. Finally, the results of content analysis are presented in eight antecedents including cultural capital, financial capital, human capital, mental capital, communication capital, information technology infrastructure, legal facilities and environmental capabilities. Additionally, the seven main outcomes including economic performance, social performance, environmental performance, commercial performance, production and operational performance, office system performance and performance development. The most determining variables in antecedent section is information technology infrastructure and in outcome section is economic performance. Manuscript profile

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27 - Multi-objective modeling of financial flows for sustainable supply chain and the Study effects of financial ratios along with sustainability factors
morteza ghahramani

In this research, a multi-objective model is presented to optimization financial flows in sustainable supply chain closed-loop. The objectives of this model include maximizing profits, minimizing environmental and social impacts, and maximizing financial ratios. The sup More

In this research, a multi-objective model is presented to optimization financial flows in sustainable supply chain closed-loop. The objectives of this model include maximizing profits, minimizing environmental and social impacts, and maximizing financial ratios. The supply chain used in this research is the supply chain of production and recycling of polymer parts. In order to modeling and optimization in this research, the Memetic hybrid meta-heuristic algorithm has been used. Memetic algorithm is an algorithm that is obtained by combining genetic algorithm and refrigeration simulation algorithm. The proposed model includes production planning, distribution and waste collection and is designed for multi-period and multi-product. The financial analysis parameters of the model include the current ratio, the current ratio, the debt-to-equity ratio, the net profit margin, the cash ratio and the rate of return on investment . Analysis of the results shows that considering financial goals and indicators will lead to improved profitability. Manuscript profile

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28 - Factors Influencing the Realization of the Green Supply Chain in Iran’s Tourism Industry
Mohammad Hossein Imani khoshkho seyed mohammad mousavi

This research identified and mapped a model of critical factors to realize the green supply chain of tourism industry. Studying the literature and research background, effective factors on the emergence of the green supply chain were identified. In the quantitative phas More

This research identified and mapped a model of critical factors to realize the green supply chain of tourism industry. Studying the literature and research background, effective factors on the emergence of the green supply chain were identified. In the quantitative phase, 100 stakeholders from the tourism industry were selected and were surveyed to identify critical factors in the green supply chain of the tourism industry. Questionnaires were used for data gathering. To analyze the research data, using the statistical analysis and t-test, the coefficient of the significance of the components was determined. To prioritize the indicators and their cause and effect, the Fuzzy Dematel technique was used in the second phase. The results of the analysis showed that all of the 33 identified factors were critical and essential. The analysis of the factors influencing the management of suppliers showed that among the 6 factors, the following three were root causes of the green supply chain: a) providing encouraging services to the supplier to pay attention to and protect the environment; b) considering the environmental characteristics as Quality Requirements Provider; and c) holding meeting with Suppliers. Meanwhile, three other factors are short-term goals in the green supply chain. They included: a) helping suppliers to solve their environmental problems; b) paying attention to environmental principles and adhering to them in holding tenders; and c) efforts to reduce environmental impacts through the timely delivery of supply commitments. Manuscript profile

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29 - Developing a Green Supply Chain Model for Improving the Sustainable Development of the Environment Using a Grounded-Theory-based Qualitative Approach
Zahra Delshad Mozhdeh Rabbani Hasan Dehghan Dehnavi

10.61186/journalitor.35814.12.25.73

As one of the top ten industries in the world, tourism plays an important role in the economic cycle, contributing significantly to revenue generation and currency earning. Therefore, this study sought to identify and develop a conceptual model for managing the green su More

As one of the top ten industries in the world, tourism plays an important role in the economic cycle, contributing significantly to revenue generation and currency earning. Therefore, this study sought to identify and develop a conceptual model for managing the green supply chain in the tourism industry of Fars province using the grounded theory-based qualitative approach. To this end, the required data were collected through document analysis and interviews with 20 experts who were selected via the snowball sampling method. Moreover, the validity of the study was examined and confirmed by the interviewees and the expert professors. Finally, the collected data were coded through the open coding, axial coding, and selective coding methods and analyzed via the continuous comparison method, based on which the qualitative model of the study was designed. Accordingly, 120 open codes were extracted from the transcribed version of the interviews, which were then organized in terms of 21 axial codes via MAXQDA software, including causal conditions (green processes, customers and other external institutions, green innovation), contextual conditions (driving forces involved in green materials supply, implementation of the waste management system, financial thoughts, and the organization’s costs), intervening conditions (environmental management approaches, green supply chain risks, green suppliers' capabilities, human resources management), phenomenon-based conditions (the improvement of environmental performance, economic factors, operational performance), strategies (management, technology, economics, policy-making), outcomes (green supply chain enablers, credit enhancement, institutionalization of technology equipment and technical knowledge, energy management and optimization). Manuscript profile

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30 - Developing A Structural Model for Establishing A Sustainable Consumption and Production Pattern in Tourism Industry
Faezeh Mirfakhraee

10.61186/journalitor.36245.11.22.173

Sustainable consumption and production patterns (SCP) play a crucially important role in the sustainable implementation of all economic activities. Therefore, this study specifically sought to develop a structural model to assess the driving forces involved in establish More

Sustainable consumption and production patterns (SCP) play a crucially important role in the sustainable implementation of all economic activities. Therefore, this study specifically sought to develop a structural model to assess the driving forces involved in establishing a sustainable consumption and production pattern and to improve the sustainable aspects of the supply chain in tourism. To this end, first, fourteen consumption and production-related factors were selected and developed using the relevant literature and the experts’ views. Then, the collected data were analyzed using the Gray Relational Analysis, considering the fact that this model helps identify the causal relationships between the selected stimuli and assess the power of their mutual interactions. According to the study’s findings, ten influencing driving forces and four influenced ones were identified as the factors involved in establishing a sustainable consumption and production pattern in the tourism industry. Accordingly, the highly influential driving forces that readily affect other driving forces were identified as the "Government policies and regulations for developing an integrated system of sustainable consumption and production", "The managerial Support and involvement in implementing a sustainable consumption and production pattern", "Initiatives and advertising campaigns developed by various tourism enterprises for implementing a sustainable consumption and production pattern", and “Gaining market advantage and improving the overall performance in the industry". Identifying the causes and effects involved in implementing a sustainable consumption and production pattern in tourism’s supply chain, the findings of this study can help managers easily analyze relevant issues in this regard and thus enhance their overall performance by recognizing the cause and effect driving forces. Manuscript profile

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31 - Investigating Value Creation Framework through Tourism Services' Integrated Electronic Supply Chain
Ozra Azizi hamid Reza Zargham Broujeni Mahmood Ziaee Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard

10.52547/journalitor.36273.10.19.91

Supply chains have evolved over time from improving supply-side processes to meeting customer needs and value chains. The fact that the tourism industry's customers want to get an integrated product requires an interactive framework for value creation among different st More

Supply chains have evolved over time from improving supply-side processes to meeting customer needs and value chains. The fact that the tourism industry's customers want to get an integrated product requires an interactive framework for value creation among different stakeholders, the realization of which has always faced some barriers. As the Internet and the development of the tourism's electronic supply chain provide an interactive platform for integration, this study sought to identify the factors involved in the integration of the supply chain and to find out how to create value through the chain. To this end, a framework was proposed based on the categories, sub-categories, and concepts presented in previous studies using the meta-synthesis method. Having reviewed 175 abstracts, t119 items were examined in terms of the Critical Assessment Skills Program checklist, and 35 items were investigated in terms of their content. The study's findings indicated that different types of internal and external drivers and barriers affected the macro environment, chain, and different aspects of internal integration, suppliers (external), and customers. Therefore, it could be argued that the integration of the supply chain and co-creation of value leads to value creation for all stakeholders and that the electronic supply chain provides the interactive grounds for integration, co-creation, and value creation. Manuscript profile

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32 - Identifying and leveling the factors affecting the development of emerging technologies in agriculture with a supply chain approach
Seyed amirali didegah Tahmoores Sohrabi

New technologies can transform the agricultural industry as well as any other industry. The final goal of the research is to identify and stratify the factors affecting the development of emerging technologies in agriculture with a supply chain approach. The research me More

New technologies can transform the agricultural industry as well as any other industry. The final goal of the research is to identify and stratify the factors affecting the development of emerging technologies in agriculture with a supply chain approach. The research method is mixed and initially, the components of emerging technologies in agriculture are identified through literature and semi-structured interviews with experts. Interviews were coded with three methods of open, central and selective coding, and finally 34 components and 182 indicators were identified based on central coding and in the quantitative part a structural-interpretive model to present the model of emerging technologies in agriculture using ISM according to the opinions of 15 people. It was created by the experts of Tarbiat Modares University. After that, to identify the position of the identified components, it was determined using MICMAC based on influence and dependence. The obtained results of emerging technologies in agriculture are formed in six levels including the central category, contextual factors, causal conditions, intervening conditions, strategies and finally, consequences. The findings of the research show that by using interpretive structural modeling, the location of various factors in the dispersion map of the variables was analyzed, from which the position of the key variables can be recognized. From the state of the scatter plot of variables affecting new technologies in agriculture, it has been observed that the system is unstable Manuscript profile

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33 - E-Government Service Supply Chain: Identifying Performance Evaluation Indicators (Case Study of e-Customs System in Iran)
jalal zare Rosa Hendijani

Today, many governments around the world are increasingly leveraging advances in information and communication technologies to provide electronic services to their citizens. But estimates indicate that e-government projects will fail miserably, both in part and in whole More

Today, many governments around the world are increasingly leveraging advances in information and communication technologies to provide electronic services to their citizens. But estimates indicate that e-government projects will fail miserably, both in part and in whole. Incomplete formation and poor supply chain performance are the most important reasons for the failure of these projects by researchers. Due to the fact that few studies have been conducted in the field of e-government service supply chain and its performance evaluation indicators, this study has studied the e-government service supply chain in Iran by studying the e-customs system. Also, using SMART criteria and ELECTRE I technique, it has identified the performance evaluation indicators of this chain. This study shows that just as the principles of e-supply chain in the manufacturing sector have been proposed by researchers, this concept can be generalized to the public service sector. The results also show that unlike previous studies on performance appraisal indicators, e-government service supply chain indicators have significant differences with traditional service supply chains. Manuscript profile

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34 - Examining the Development Barriers of Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Iran
Mohammad Hosein Asgharpour Sareshkeh Mehrzad Jamshidi Guilani S. Sina Masoumi

"The potential of blockchain technology for sustainable supply chain management is widely recognized, but its implementation faces various barriers. This study aims to examine the development barriers of blockchain technology for sustainable supply chain management in I More

"The potential of blockchain technology for sustainable supply chain management is widely recognized, but its implementation faces various barriers. This study aims to examine the development barriers of blockchain technology for sustainable supply chain management in Iran and provide comprehensive strategies to overcome them. This study helps to understand the barriers to the development of blockchain technology for sustainable supply chain management in Iran and provides practical recommendations for policymakers and stakeholders. Initially, by reviewing previous studies, 27 important barriers were identified and classified into six categories, and their importance was calculated using the basic criteria method and expert survey. Then, by conducting interviews with experts in this field, seven comprehensive strategies were proposed to overcome the acceptance barriers. The Kocukusu method was used to prioritize these strategies. The decision matrix was presented to gather information from experts, and after collecting the questionnaires, using the Kocukusu relationships, the strategies were prioritized. The strategies of "providing an implementation roadmap for blockchain" and "strategic policy of using blockchain at the national level" were ranked first and second in priority, respectively. These findings highlight the importance of strategic planning and policymaking to support the adoption of blockchain technology and promote sustainable supply chain management practices." Manuscript profile

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35 - The Model of Barriers for Machine-Made Carpet Supply Chain Resilience
Esmaeil Mazroui Nasrabadi Amirhossein Fallahinezhad2

The machine-made carpet supply chain faces multiple disruptions and must be resilient. To be resilient, identifying barriers holds significant importance. Previous research has examined barriers without considering the stages of supply chain resilience. In this study, b More

The machine-made carpet supply chain faces multiple disruptions and must be resilient. To be resilient, identifying barriers holds significant importance. Previous research has examined barriers without considering the stages of supply chain resilience. In this study, barriers to supply chain resilience were identified based on the five stages of supply chain resilience, and their model was presented. The research population consisted of experts in the supply chain of the machine-made carpet industry, using judgmental and snowball sampling methods. The sample size for identifying factors based on theoretical saturation was 14, while in the modeling stage, it was 10. The results indicated 20, 20, 16, 16, and 16 barriers in each of the five stages. Variables such as lack of trust, network complexity, lack of top management commitment, cultural challenges, and low human resource competence are of high importance based on their frequency in the five stages and the roles they play, requiring special attention. To overcome these barriers, it is suggested to focus on developing information infrastructure, employing innovative technologies, conducting training courses, and enhancing human resource management systems Manuscript profile

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36 - Analyzing the Development Barriers of Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Iran
Mohammad Hosein Asgharpour Sareshkeh Mehrzad Jamshidi Guilani S. Sina Masoumi

Mohammad Hosein Asgharpour Sareshkeh Mehrzad Jamshidi Guilani S. Sina Masoumi * Abstract The potential of blockchain technology for sustainable supply chain management is widely acknowledged, yet its implementation encounters several obstacles. This study se More

Mohammad Hosein Asgharpour Sareshkeh Mehrzad Jamshidi Guilani S. Sina Masoumi * Abstract The potential of blockchain technology for sustainable supply chain management is widely acknowledged, yet its implementation encounters several obstacles. This study seeks to analyze the developmental barriers of blockchain technology for sustainable supply chain management in Iran and offer comprehensive strategies to address them. This study contributes to comprehending the barriers to blockchain technology development for sustainable supply chain management in Iran and provides practical recommendations for policymakers and stakeholders. To achieve this, a review of prior studies was conducted to identify 27 significant barriers, which were then categorized into six areas, with their importance calculated using the Base Criteria Method and expert surveys. Subsequently, through interviews with experts in this field, seven comprehensive strategies were proposed to address the acceptance barriers. The COCOSO method was used to prioritize these strategies. A decision matrix was created to gather input from experts, and after collecting questionnaires, the strategies were ranked using COCOSO formulas. The strategies of “Providing an Implementation Roadmap for Blockchain” and “National-Level Strategic Policy for Blockchain Adoption” were ranked as the first and second priorities, respectively. These findings underscore the significance of strategic planning and policy-making in facilitating the adoption of blockchain technology and advancing sustainable supply chain management practices. Manuscript profile

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