Call for Book Chapters

Blockchain for Business: Understanding the

supply chain operations in the VUCA world
Publisher: Elsevier
Corresponding Editor: Dr. K. Mathiyazhagan
Email: kmathiyazhagan@amity.edu

Dear Professor/Scientist/Researchers

We are pleased to invite you and your colleagues to contribute towards a book chapter
forBlockchain for Business: Understanding the supply chain operations in the VUCA world to
be published by Elsevier. Please submit well-written original research studies and articles on or
before October, 2020. There will be no publication charges for the contribution of the book Dr. K. Mathiyazhagan,
chapters. Associate Professor,
Department of
Mechanical
The book offers latest presenting of Blockchain technology in different industries. It describes
Engineering, Amity
the applications, deploying blockchain in the VUCA world. The book presents Blockchains in School of Engg., & Tech
supply chain, transportation, shared economy, and many other industries. Though the full (ASET), Amity
potential of blockchain is yet to be explored and understood, this least mature emerging University, Sector 125,
Noida - 201303, UP,
technology is considered to impact supply chain management and revolutionize it in near future.
India.
In the ‘VUCA world,’ were the components refers to—volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and
ambiguity makes planning and finishing of different activities becomes futility. In Such futility
Blockchains have the potential to offer a shared and secure record of information flows across
the supply chain network for transactions, processes between partners making a foolproof
platform to record any transaction in a secure and transparent manner. Finally, the book offers a
research perspective, covering the policy making and regulatory issues. It also emphasis on the
block chain importance by addressing different case studies on blockchain.

Recommended Topics (but are not limited to the followings)

IAdvances in supply chain operations in the VUCA world before blockchain
Basics of Blockchain technology for supply chain operations
How will blockchains revolutionize Logistics and Supply chain operations? Dr. Raja Sreedharan V
Assistant Professor -
Potentials of blockchain enabled logistics and supply chain management. Supply Chain
Integration of Data science & IOTs for supply chain with blockchain Management,
Blockchain strategies in Supply chain management Rabat Business School,
Blockchain effects on Logistics and Supply chain management – A metric analysis Université
Economic impact of blockchain adoption in supply chain operations Internationale de
Barriers to blockchain adoption in logistics and supply chain management Rabat, Rabat 11103,
Blockchain uses cases in logistics and supply chain operations Morocco.

We look forward for your contribution.

Editors:
Dr. K. Mathiyazhagan
Dr. Raja Sreedharan V
Dr. Deepak Mathivathanan

Dr. Deepak
Mathivathanan,
Important Dates Mechanical Engineering
Last Call for Chapter Proposal (500-1000 Words): September 30th 2020 Department,
Velammal Institute of
Primary Notification: October 15th ,2020 Technology,
Full Chapter Submission: March 15th, 2021 Chennai, Tamil Nadu
601204, India.
Review Results to Chapter Authors: November 30th, 2021
Revised Chapter Submission from Chapter Authors: December 15th, 2021
Final Acceptance/Rejection Notifications to Chapter Authors: December 30th , 2021
Submission of Final Chapters to Publisher:January 30th, 2022