Applications of Blockchain Technology in Business Challenges and Opportunities /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Attaran, Mohsen (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Gunasekaran, Angappa (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Operations Management,
• Θέματα: Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Management.; Industrial management.; E-business.; Electronic commerce.; E-commerce.; Educational technology.; Operations Management.; Operations Research/Decision Theory.; Innovation/Technology Management.; e-Business/e-Commerce.; Technology and Digital Education.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XIII, 112 p. 24 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783030277987
• ISSN: 2365-8320
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-27798-7

The book discusses the various ways that blockchain technology is changing the future of money, transactions, government, and business. The first two chapters walk through the foundation of blockchain. Chapters 3-12 look at applications of blockchain in different industries and highlight its exciting new business applications. It show why so many companies are implementing blockchain, and present examples of companies who have successfully employed the technology to improve efficiencies and reduce costs. Chapter 13 highlights blockchain's powerful potential to foster emerging markets and economies including smart cities, value-based healthcare, decentralized sharing economy, machine to machine transactions, data-sharing marketplace, etc. Chapter 14 offers a conceptual model, provides information and insights, and covers a step-by-step approach to plan and develop blockchain-based technology.