Survey on Blockchain Integration with Sap S/4hana for Transparent and Secure Supply Chains
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63282/3050-9416.IJAIBDCMS-V3I1P118Keywords:
Blockchain Technology, SAP S/4HANA, Supply Chain Transparency, Smart Contracts, Data Security, ERP IntegrationAbstract
The digitally-driven and globalized world has accelerated the evolution of the supply chains and created a harsh realization of the necessity to attain higher levels of transparency, security, and efficiency in the supply chain operations. Enterprise resource planning systems, like SAP S/4HANA, offer real-time data processing, predictive analytics, and automated processes. New technologies, like blockchain, allow decentralized, immutable, and auditable records. Combining blockchains and SAP S/4HANA brings visibility to the whole supply chain and allows securely sharing information and automated processes, increasing trust, transparency, and control over the regulatory authorities. Organizations can choose to adopt an integration model, sidechain, embedded and hybrid models, and there is a huge number of models available to support transparency, scalability and data privacy. The paper is a summary of the history of blockchain technology in business systems, the application of SAP S/4HANA in SCM today and the methods of integrating blockchain and enterprise resource planning software. It also addresses implications on supply chain transparency, data security and compliance, technical concerns, adoption concerns, and organizational preparedness. Lastly, it also offers research opportunities, such as AI-powered predictive analytics, cross-platform interoperability, smart contract development, sustainability monitoring, alignment of global regulations, and the future of blockchain-SAP convergence to create resilient, secure, and transparent supply chains.
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