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Chapter 11
Blockchain Applications in Cryptocurrency for Technological Evolution
An asset or object owned by a company that has a value. A tangible can be used, consumed, or exchanged. Those operations will leave a trail and the characterisation of this trail represents potential data.
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Leveraging Blockchain Technology in the Value Chain and the Supply Chain: Cases on Blockchain Applications Within Chinese Firms
Youssef Elhaoussine (Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, China), Yuhan Hu (Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, China), and Yihao Ma (Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, China)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6247-8.ch011
Abstract
The chapter will discuss and present four Chinese companies leveraging blockchain technology within their value chain and supply chain to strengthen their business and generate sustainable growth. Two of the companies described are service providers: Hyperchain and Huawei. They offer the possibility to their clients to integrate blockchain technology in order to solve business problems and improve processes within their operations. The other two cases will focus on JD e-commerce and Shunfeng express delivery, which are involved in intense supply chain activities. The descriptions will show how blockchain allowed them to develop a better, more secure, and efficient fluidity of information, capital, and goods.
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Chapter 7
A General View of Quality Models for Web Portals and a Particularization to E-Banking Domain
Characteristic of the portal that indicates whether it contains all the software and hardware infrastructures needed, according to its functionality.
Published in Chapter: A General View of Quality Models for Web Portals and a Particularization to E-Banking Domain; From: Handbook of Research on Web Information Systems Quality
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Chapter 13
Management and Organization in Transportation and Logistics
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Chapter 17
AiryLight: Ambient Environmental Data
An object that we can touch, that is anchored to physical space rather than digital pixels.
Published in Chapter: AiryLight: Ambient Environmental Data; From: Handbook of Research on Maximizing Cognitive Learning through Knowledge Visualization
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