Smart Contracts for Global Sourcing Arrangements

Jos van Hillegersberg*, Jonas Hedman

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

While global sourcing arrangements are highly complex and usually represent large value to the partners, little is known of the use of e-contracts or smart contracts and contract management systems to enhance the contract management process. In this paper we assess the potential of emerging technologies for global sourcing. We review current sourcing contract issues and evaluate three technologies that have been applied to enhance contracting processes. These are (1) semantic standardisation, (2) cognitive technologies and (3) smart contracts and blockchain. We discuss that each of these seem to have their merit for contract management and potentially can contribute to contract management in more complex and dynamic sourcing arrangements. The combination and configuration in which these three technologies will provide value to sourcing should be on the agenda for future research in sourcing contract management.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelDigital Technologies for Global Sourcing of Services : Proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on Global Sourcing of Information Technology and Business Processes. Global Sourcing 2019
RedaktørerIlan Oshri, Julia Kotlarsky, Leslie P. Willcocks
Antal sider11
UdgivelsesstedCham
ForlagSpringer
Publikationsdato2020
Sider82-92
ISBN (Trykt)9783030668334
ISBN (Elektronisk)9783030668341
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2020
Begivenhed14th International Workshop on Global Sourcing of Information Technology and Business Processes: Global Sourcing 2019 - Obergurg, Østrig
Varighed: 18 dec. 201921 dec. 2019
Konferencens nummer: 14
http://www.globalsourcing.org.uk/workshop/

Workshop

Workshop14th International Workshop on Global Sourcing of Information Technology and Business Processes
Nummer14
Land/OmrådeØstrig
ByObergurg
Periode18/12/201921/12/2019
Internetadresse
NavnLecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Vol/bind410
ISSN1865-1348

Emneord

  • Global outsourcing
  • Contracts
  • E-Contracting
  • Smart contracts
  • Semantic standards
  • Cognitive technology

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