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Cross-Organizational Workflow Management Using Blockchain Technology - Towards Applicability, Auditability, and Automation

The paper derives design objectives for a blockchain-based documentary-workflow (BDW) prototype and implements them on a private Ethereum chain, demonstrating applicability, auditability and automation of a cross-organizational trade process.

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Authors: Gilbert Fridgen, Nils Urbach, Sven Radszuwill, Lena Utz
Year: 2018
Venue: HICSS 51 (2018)
Methodology: Design science research; case-based derivation of design objectives; private Ethereum prototype.

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Cross-Organizational Workflow Management Using Blockchain Technology - Towards Applicability, Auditability, and Automation

Authors: Gilbert Fridgen, Nils Urbach, Sven Radszuwill, Lena Utz
Venue: HICSS 51 (2018)
Link: https://hdl.handle.net/10125/50503 (opens in a new tab)

Summary

Artifact

A blockchain-based cross-organizational workflow management prototype for documentary trade (letter of credit).

Methodology

Design science research; case-based derivation of design objectives; private Ethereum prototype.

Citations

[1] Gilbert Fridgen, Nils Urbach, Sven Radszuwill, Lena Utz. Cross-Organizational Workflow Management Using Blockchain Technology - Towards Applicability, Auditability, and Automation. HICSS 51 (2018). https://hdl.handle.net/10125/50503 (opens in a new tab) [2] Source document: Cross-Organizational Workflow Management Using Blockchain Technology (only objectives).pdf

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Problem description

Cross-organizational documentary workflows (e.g., letters of credit) are paper-based, slow, costly and low-trust, and central workflow governance is impractical across organizations.

Input knowledge

Business-process/workflow-management-system literature; documentary-trade domain knowledge; blockchain and smart contracts.

Research process

Design science research: case-based derivation of design objectives from areas of improvement, followed by a private-Ethereum prototype.

Key concepts

Cross-organizational workflow management, blockchain, applicability, auditability, automation.

Solution description

A blockchain documentary-workflow (BDW) prototype implemented on a private Ethereum chain. Solution-space representation: Instantiation (prototype) driven by design objectives (model / nascent design knowledge).

Output knowledge

Nine design objectives for the blockchain documentary-workflow prototype.

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DO - Design objectives for the blockchain documentary-workflow prototype

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Citations

[1] Gilbert Fridgen, Nils Urbach, Sven Radszuwill, Lena Utz. Cross-Organizational Workflow Management Using Blockchain Technology - Towards Applicability, Auditability, and Automation. HICSS 51 (2018). https://hdl.handle.net/10125/50503 [2] Source document: Cross-Organizational Workflow Management Using Blockchain Technology (only objectives).pdf

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