Decentralized procurement mechanisms for efficient logistics services mapping - a design science research approach

Tiphaine Henry (1, 2, 3, 4) , Roman Beck (5) , Nassim Laga (4) , Walid Gaaloul (1, 2, 3) , Shenle Pan (6)

1 IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris
2 TSP - INF - Département Informatique
3 ACMES-SAMOVAR - Architecture, Cloud continuum, formal Models, artificial intElligence and Services in distributed computing
4 Orange Labs [Paris]
5 ITU - IT University of Copenhagen
6 CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3

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.

Mots clés: Digital Supply Chain of the Future; Applications; Implications; Business Models; Blockchain; Design science research; procurement mechanism

Domaines: Gestion et management

Tiphaine Henry, Roman Beck, Nassim Laga, Walid Gaaloul, Shenle Pan. Decentralized procurement mechanisms for efficient logistics services mapping - a design science research approach. 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICCS-55), Jan 2022, Hawaii, United States. ⟨10.24251/HICSS.2022.615⟩. ⟨hal-03526852⟩