Do blockchain and IoT architecture create informedness to support provenance tracking in the product lifecycle?

• Main Authors: Mazumdar, Somnath, Jensen, Thomas, Mukkamala, Raghava Rao, KAUFFMAN, Robert John, Damsgaard, Jan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: Product lifecycle; technology; sustainability; consumer informedness; Databases and Information Systems; E-Commerce; Sales and Merchandising
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/6855; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/7858/viewcontent/Blockchain_0148_2021_pvoa.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Consumers often lack information about the origin and provenance of the products they buy. They may ask: Is a food product truly organic? Or, what is the origin of the gemstone in the ring I purchased? They also may have sustainability concerns about the footprint of a product at the end of its life...