Research paper

Striking a balance: Designing a blockchain-based solution to navigate coopetition dynamics in supply chain management

The paper suggests a blockchain architecture tailored to the construction industry that manages competition dependencies and privacy in coopetitive supply chains, deriving eight design objectives: data protection, accountability, decentralization, performance, interoperability, traceability, transparency and automation.

Paper

Overview

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Authors: Jonathan Lautenschlager, Jan Stramm, Tobias Guggenberger, Nils Urbach
Year: 2025
Venue: Electronic Markets 35:70 (2025)
Methodology: Design science research; systematic literature review (23 items); iterative stakeholder engagement; evaluation against design objectives.
DOI: 10.1007/s12525-025-00809-4
Design knowledge: View design knowledge on GitHub

blockchainconstructioncoopetitiondesign-science-researchprivacystriking-balance-coopetitionsupply-chain

Summary

Artifact

A blockchain architecture for coopetitive supply chains (construction industry) with privacy-enhancing technologies.

Methodology

Design science research; systematic literature review (23 items); iterative stakeholder engagement; evaluation against design objectives.

DSR grid

Six dimensions represented in the current paper record.

Problem description

Blockchain supply-chain systems do not adequately manage competition dependencies and the excessive disclosure of sensitive information in coopetition.

Input knowledge

Coopetition as the theoretical lens; trust; data-protection and privacy-enhancing technologies; construction supply-chain-management literature.

Research process

Design science research: a systematic literature review (23 items), grounded coding to derive design objectives, iterative stakeholder engagement, and evaluation against the objectives.

Key concepts

Coopetition, blockchain technology, data transparency, delivery invoices, construction industry, supply chain automation.

Solution description

A blockchain architecture with privacy-enhancing technologies that balances cooperation and competition in construction supply chains. Solution-space representation: Instantiation (prototype/architecture) plus eight design objectives and three implementation guidelines.

Output knowledge

Eight design objectives (Table 2, article p. 10) - grouped by the paper itself into a "Competition" cluster (data protection, accountability, decentralization, performance - DO1-DO4) and a "Cooperation" cluster (interoperability, traceability, transparency, automation - DO5-DO8) - plus three implementation guidelines derived from the artifact development and expert evaluations.

Paper design map

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Design-knowledge map

11 stored concepts / 12 canonical semantic relationships

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8 Design Objectives

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DO1 - Data protection

Protect data against internal and external attackers; sensitive business data and personal data must be protected from access by unauthorized third parties.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

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DO2 - Accountability

Ensure organizations are identifiable in the network to enable accountability.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do3

DO3 - Decentralization

Provide a decentralized solution to prevent monopolistic market dependencies.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do4

DO4 - Performance

Enable the system to handle many transactions fast.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do5

DO5 - Interoperability

Make the solution integrable and interoperable with existing systems to accomplish true cooperation.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do6

DO6 - Traceability

Provide product information at any time to enforce process automation through traceability.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do7

DO7 - Transparency

Provide transparency to achieve the benefits of cooperation and information sharing.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do8

DO8 - Automation

Boost process efficiency by enforcing automation.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

3 Design Principles

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DP1 - Adopt decentralization when network effects outweigh implementation complexity

Opt for a decentralized solution when the benefits of leveraging network effects in a coopetitive market surpass the complexities and challenges of its implementation.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-principleprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-dp2

DP2 - Use private data collections and channels for inter-organizational data protection

Utilize private data collections and private channels to protect inter-organizational data exchanges from unauthorized third-party access.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-principleprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-dp3

DP3 - Layer privacy-enhancing technologies onto private channels for complete confidentiality

Enhance private data collections and channels with additional privacy-preserving technologies to ensure complete data confidentiality.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-principleprivacy+2

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Research paper

Striking a balance: Designing a blockchain-based solution to navigate coopetition dynamics in supply chain management

Paper

Overview

Publication metadata and narrative from the current library record.

Authors: Jonathan Lautenschlager, Jan Stramm, Tobias Guggenberger, Nils Urbach
Year: 2025
Venue: Electronic Markets 35:70 (2025)
Methodology: Design science research; systematic literature review (23 items); iterative stakeholder engagement; evaluation against design objectives.
DOI: 10.1007/s12525-025-00809-4
Design knowledge: View design knowledge on GitHub

blockchainconstructioncoopetitiondesign-science-researchprivacystriking-balance-coopetitionsupply-chain

Summary

Artifact

A blockchain architecture for coopetitive supply chains (construction industry) with privacy-enhancing technologies.

Methodology

Design science research; systematic literature review (23 items); iterative stakeholder engagement; evaluation against design objectives.

DSR grid

Six dimensions represented in the current paper record.

Problem description

Blockchain supply-chain systems do not adequately manage competition dependencies and the excessive disclosure of sensitive information in coopetition.

Input knowledge

Coopetition as the theoretical lens; trust; data-protection and privacy-enhancing technologies; construction supply-chain-management literature.

Research process

Design science research: a systematic literature review (23 items), grounded coding to derive design objectives, iterative stakeholder engagement, and evaluation against the objectives.

Key concepts

Coopetition, blockchain technology, data transparency, delivery invoices, construction industry, supply chain automation.

Solution description

Output knowledge

Paper design map

The default semantic design map canonicalizes stored design relationships; Raw links retains the complete technical Markdown-link view.

Design-knowledge map

11 stored concepts / 12 canonical semantic relationships

Concept types

Show relationship labels

Design knowledge

Directly linked concepts, grouped by their represented design-knowledge category.

8 Design Objectives

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do1

DO1 - Data protection

Protect data against internal and external attackers; sensitive business data and personal data must be protected from access by unauthorized third parties.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do2

DO2 - Accountability

Ensure organizations are identifiable in the network to enable accountability.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do3

DO3 - Decentralization

Provide a decentralized solution to prevent monopolistic market dependencies.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do4

DO4 - Performance

Enable the system to handle many transactions fast.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do5

DO5 - Interoperability

Make the solution integrable and interoperable with existing systems to accomplish true cooperation.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do6

DO6 - Traceability

Provide product information at any time to enforce process automation through traceability.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do7

DO7 - Transparency

Provide transparency to achieve the benefits of cooperation and information sharing.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-do8

DO8 - Automation

Boost process efficiency by enforcing automation.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-objectiveprivacy+2

3 Design Principles

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-dp1

DP1 - Adopt decentralization when network effects outweigh implementation complexity

Opt for a decentralized solution when the benefits of leveraging network effects in a coopetitive market surpass the complexities and challenges of its implementation.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-principleprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-dp2

DP2 - Use private data collections and channels for inter-organizational data protection

Utilize private data collections and private channels to protect inter-organizational data exchanges from unauthorized third-party access.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-principleprivacy+2

design-knowledge/striking-balance-coopetition-dp3

DP3 - Layer privacy-enhancing technologies onto private channels for complete confidentiality

Enhance private data collections and channels with additional privacy-preserving technologies to ensure complete data confidentiality.

constructioncoopetitiondesign-principleprivacy+2

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  "title": "Striking a balance: Designing a blockchain-based solution to navigate coopetition dynamics in supply chain management",
  "description": "The paper suggests a blockchain architecture tailored to the construction industry that manages competition dependencies and privacy in coopetitive supply chains, deriving eight design objectives: data protection, accountability, decentralization, performance, interoperability, traceability, transparency and automation.",
  "resource": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-025-00809-4",
  "authors": "Jonathan Lautenschlager, Jan Stramm, Tobias Guggenberger, Nils Urbach",
  "year": 2025,
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