TY  - JOUR
A1  - Weyer, Julia
A1  - Tiberius, Victor
A1  - Bican, Peter
A1  - Kraus, Sascha
T1  - Digitizing grocery retailing
BT  - the role of emerging technologies in the value chain
JF  - International journal of innovation and technology management
N2  - Multiple emerging technologies both threaten grocers and offer them attractive opportunities to enhance their value propositions, improve processes, reduce costs, and therefore generate competitive advantages. Among the variety of technological innovations and considering the scarcity of resources, it is unclear which technologies to focus on and where to implement them in the value chain. To develop the most probable technology forecast that addresses the application of emerging technologies in the grocery value chain within the current decade, we conduct a two-stage Delphi study. Our results suggest a high relevance of almost all technologies. The panel is only skeptical about three specific projections. As a consequence, grocers are advised to build up knowledge regarding the application of these technologies in the most promising areas of their value chain.
KW  - Delphi study
KW  - technological forecasting
KW  - grocery retailing
KW  - artificial intelligence
KW  - augmented reality
KW  - big data analytics
KW  - blockchain technology
KW  - drones
KW  - RFID
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219877020500583
SN  - 0219-8770
SN  - 1793-6950
VL  - 17
IS  - 08
PB  - World Scientific Publishing
CY  - Singapore
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Höhne, Stefan
A1  - Tiberius, Victor
T1  - Powered by blockchain
BT  - forecasting blockchain use in the electricity market
JF  - International journal of energy sector management
N2  - Purpose: The purpose of this study is to formulate the most probable future scenario for the use of blockchain technology within the next 5–10 years in the electricity sector based on today’s experts’ views.
Design/methodology/approach: An international, two-stage Delphi study with 20 projections is used. 
Findings: According to the experts, blockchain applications will be primarily based on permissioned or consortium blockchains. Blockchain-based applications will integrate Internet of Things devices in the power grid, manage the e-mobility infrastructure, automate billing and direct payment and issue certificates regarding the origin of electricity. Blockchain solutions are expected to play an important big role in fostering peer-to-peer trading in microgrids, further democratizing and decentralizing the energy sector. New regulatory frameworks become necessary.
Research limitations/implications: The Delphi study’s scope is rather broad than narrow and detailed. Further studies should focus on partial scenarios. 
Practical implications: Electricity market participants should build blockchain-based competences and collaborate in current pilot projects. 
Social implications: Blockchain technology will further decentralize the energy sector and probably reduce transaction costs. Originality/value: Despite the assumed importance of blockchain technology, no coherent foresight study on its use and implications exists yet. This study closes this research gap.
KW  - innovation
KW  - surveys
KW  - scenario analysis
KW  - blockchain technology
KW  - Delphi
KW  - method
KW  - digitization
KW  - electricity market
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJESM-10-2019-0002
SN  - 1750-6220
SN  - 1750-6239
VL  - 14
IS  - 6
SP  - 1221
EP  - 1238
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
CY  - Bingley
ER  -