Blockchain Design for Supply Chain Management
Blockchain Design for Supply Chain Management
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DOI：
10.2139/ssrn.3295440
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2018-12
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J. Chang;M. Katehakis;B. Melamed;J. Shi
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作者：
J. Chang;M. Katehakis;B. Melamed;J. Shi
区块链相关研究仍处于起步阶段，主要集中在安全性和可扩展性上。很少有研究从管理的角度，特别是从供应链管理（SCM）的角度来探讨其影响和设计问题。为了研究区块链技术（BCT）对供应链管理的影响和固有的设计问题，我们考虑了一个通用的随机模型，其中一家公司寻求最大化总预期折扣利润，通过共同管理（i）区块链设计，（ii）生产和订购决策，以及（iii）动态定价和销售。我们首先表明，BCT的部署可以帮助企业减少订单数量，降低销售价格，降低目标库存水平。它还表明，无论是供应或需求的波动降低了预期利润。分析是强大的一些主要的扩展，如失去销售的需求和随机容量。最后，我们的数值研究积累了有用的管理见解。例如，受制于精通技术的客户行为，某些类型的商品（例如，信用商品和经验商品）极大地受益于BCT的采用，但是对于某些其他商品（例如，搜索商品）。考虑到典型商品的生命周期，建议尽早采用BCT，并在较早阶段采用更高程度。
Blockchain related research is still in its infancy, and is mostly focused on security and scalability. Very little of this research examines at its impact and design issues from management perspectives, especially from the perspective of Supply Chain Management (SCM). To investigate the impact of blockchain technology (BCT) on SCM and the inherent design issues, we consider a generic stochastic model, where a firm seeks to maximize the total expected discounted profit, by jointly managing (i) blockchain design, (ii) production and ordering decisions, and (iii) dynamic pricing and selling. We first show that the deployment of BCT can assist firms in reducing order quantities, lowering selling prices and reducing target-inventory levels. It is also shown that volatility of either supply or demand lowers the expected profit. The analysis is robust with some major extensions, such as lost-sales of demand and random capacity. Finally, our numerical study accumulates useful managerial insights. For example, subject to tech-savvy customer behavior, some types of goods (e.g., credence goods and experience goods) greatly benefit from the adoption of BCT, but it may not prove beneficial to leverage BCT for certain others (e.g., search goods). Considering the lifecycle of a typical good, it is recommended to adopt BCT as early as possible and to adopt it to a higher degree at an earlier stage.