TY - GEN
T1 - Decentralized Procurement Mechanisms for Efficient Logistics Services Mapping - a Design Science Research Approach
AU - Henry, Tiphaine
AU - Beck, Roman
AU - Laga, Nassim
AU - Gaaloul, Walid
AU - Pan, Shenle
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 IEEE Computer Society. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - Companies tend to outsource logistics services for flexibility or platform operating costs reduction. To do so, they typically use centralized platforms to delegate the services procurement process. However, those platforms can be prone to information asymmetries between carriers and shippers which can lead to sub-optimal procurement outcomes. A more transparent and efficient way to manage the procurement of logistics services between carriers and shippers could be a decentralized platform based on blockchain and smart contracts. In this paper, we design, implement, and evaluate the potential for a decentralized logistics services procurement system, following a design science research approach. In so doing, we contribute by (1) developing such a decentralized logistics services procurement system that addresses the allocation problem, and (2) developing a set of nascent design principles guiding the elaboration of decentralized procurement mechanisms on blockchain.
AB - Companies tend to outsource logistics services for flexibility or platform operating costs reduction. To do so, they typically use centralized platforms to delegate the services procurement process. However, those platforms can be prone to information asymmetries between carriers and shippers which can lead to sub-optimal procurement outcomes. A more transparent and efficient way to manage the procurement of logistics services between carriers and shippers could be a decentralized platform based on blockchain and smart contracts. In this paper, we design, implement, and evaluate the potential for a decentralized logistics services procurement system, following a design science research approach. In so doing, we contribute by (1) developing such a decentralized logistics services procurement system that addresses the allocation problem, and (2) developing a set of nascent design principles guiding the elaboration of decentralized procurement mechanisms on blockchain.
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85152242217
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
SP - 5050
EP - 5059
BT - Proceedings of the 55th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2022
A2 - Bui, Tung X.
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 55th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2022
Y2 - 3 January 2022 through 7 January 2022
ER -