Remanufactured product, by definition, is the product with the same-as-new quality but a low cost because the components are usually reused and/or repaired. Consumers have doubts about the wastage status of the components so risk-aversion and quality untrust are incurred when they buy...

E-tailers such as Amazon and JD.com have long been criticized for the co-existence of copycat and genuine products sold on their platforms. Although many brands have developed blockchain-based digital manufacturing systems which can enable the traceability of the genuine products, consumers...

Imported agricultural product is not necessarily of higher quality than local product (e.g., pork containing ractopamine). Therefore, to improve brand image and increase market share, many overseas suppliers have adopted or are planning to adopt blockchain, where the production process without...

Nowadays, factories located in COVID-19 infected regions (e.g., Vietnam) are facing random outbreaks. If blockchain is adopted, then the outbreaks can be known immediately and emergency production shifting can be enabled, although high crash cost will be incurred. Otherwise, production delay...