The Development of Blockchain Technology Model for Electronic Financial Transaction Management in Thai Universities Supply Chain The Development of Blockchain Technology Model for Electronic Financial Transaction Management in Thai Universities Supply Chain

Abstract

          This study was concerned with the research and development on the development of blockchain technology model for managing electronic financial transactions in the supply chain of Thai universities. The objectives were to 1) develop a blockchain technology model for managing electronic financial transactions in the supply chain of Thai universities, and, 2) evaluate the blockchain technology model for managing electronic financial transactions in the supply chain of Thai universities. The research sample consisted of 10 experts in the fields of supply chain and information technology, using purposive sampling method. The research instrument was a questionnaire to assess the suitability of the development of blockchain technology models for managing electronic financial transactions in the supply chain of Thai universities, consisting of 6 components: main components, data senders, service providers, data receivers, distribution, and, customers. Statistics used in the research were mean and standard deviation. The Black Box Testing method was used to evaluate the development of blockchain technology models for electronic financial transaction management in the supply chain of Thai universities. The evaluation results found that all experts in the supply chain and information technology fields accepted the development of blockchain technology models for managing electronic financial transactions in the supply chain of Thai universities as having a good level of appropriateness, with a mean of 3.63 and a standard deviation of 0.71, indicating that the development of blockchain technology models for managing electronic financial transactions in the supply chain of Thai universities can be applied and put into practice.