Implementering av Blockchain teknologi inom livsmedelssektorn : En kvalitativ litteraturstudie

Sammanfattning: Every year, several scandals occur in the food sector where approximately 600 millionpeople become ill with food related diseases. To counteract the problem and increasetransparency between producers and consumers, Blockchain technology can be usedto increase food security. A literature study of Blockchain provides a basis forpresenting advantages and disadvantages that an implementation may bring. Theliterature study shows that the implementation of Blockchain adds increasedtransparency but also adds an initial increased cost. The areas for improvement intransparency were that the traceability of the food becomes more controlled, whichleads to improved food safety. The increase in transparency leads to improvedtraceability and a better overview of production costs of food, which in turn facilitatestroubleshooting and identification of problems along the supply chain. Theconsequence of the increase in transparency is a reduction in costs in several areas.The disadvantage is that implementation costs are still very high and this is due to thefact that the level of experience in the area is still low, which leads to higher salaries.The work shows with the help of a SWOT analysis that Blockchain adds many positiveaspects that can have an effect on the food sector in a positive way, whiledisadvantages are more linked to costs, lack of knowledge and that the method is notsufficiently proven.