| Applications of Blockchain Technology in Business: Challenges and Opportunities 2019 Edition Contributor(s): Attaran, Mohsen (Author), Gunasekaran, Angappa (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030277976 ISBN-13: 9783030277970 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Production & Operations Management - Business & Economics | Operations Research - Business & Economics | E-commerce - General (see Also Computers - Electronic Commerce) |
| Dewey: 371.33 |
| Series: Springerbriefs in Operations Management |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.42 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |