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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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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.
A blockchain-based cross-organizational workflow management prototype for documentary trade (letter of credit).
Design science research; case-based derivation of design objectives; private Ethereum prototype.
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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.
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Business-process/workflow-management-system literature; documentary-trade domain knowledge; blockchain and smart contracts.
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Design science research: case-based derivation of design objectives from areas of improvement, followed by a private-Ethereum prototype.
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Cross-organizational workflow management, blockchain, applicability, auditability, automation.
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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).
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Nine design objectives for the blockchain documentary-workflow prototype.
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design-knowledge/cross-org-workflow-objectives-do1aThe BDW maps a fully digitized process, i.e. no paper-based documents are necessary.
design-knowledge/cross-org-workflow-objectives-do1bBy the use of digital documents multiple versions and signatures of one document are not required anymore.
design-knowledge/cross-org-workflow-objectives-do2For the banks, the manual document check is avoided by the use of smart contracts.
design-knowledge/cross-org-workflow-objectives-do3As process participants do not need to wait for paper-based documents to arrive, a concurrent document check is possible for the advising and issuing bank.
design-knowledge/cross-org-workflow-objectives-do4A real time process tracking is implemented.
design-knowledge/cross-org-workflow-objectives-do5Any process can be traced end to end anytime.
design-knowledge/cross-org-workflow-objectives-do6Each participant must identify before conducting an action.
design-knowledge/cross-org-workflow-objectives-do7The overall process time is heavily shortened.
design-knowledge/cross-org-workflow-objectives-do8The DBW is applicable in various situations, e.g. for companies from different countries, various document requirements etc.
design-knowledge/cross-org-workflow-objectives-do9Overall, the BDW safes costs.
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{
"type": "paper",
"title": "Cross-Organizational Workflow Management Using Blockchain Technology - Towards Applicability, Auditability, and Automation",
"description": "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.",
"resource": "https://hdl.handle.net/10125/50503",
"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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"dsr_solution_space": "Instantiation (prototype) driven by design objectives (model / nascent design knowledge).",
"tags": [
"cross-org-workflow-objectives",
"cross-organizational",
"workflow-management",
"documentary-trade",
"automation",
"design-science-research",
"blockchain"
]
}