Supply chain literature has long recognized the benefits of information sharing. Researchers and practitioners see high potential for improving processes, enabling new replenishment policies, and enhancing supply chain integration. Even though information technology represents a vital role as a driver and a success factor for implementing information sharing, established technologies still do not reflect the highly decentralized and fragmented characteristics of complex and often global supply chains. Early research shows that blockchain might be an enabler for the supply chain management. However, little is known about how blockchain might improve information sharing for complex, multitier supply chains. Therefore, this article aims at analyzing how and to what extent blockchain can facilitate information sharing for vendor managed inventory by designing a software prototype based on Hyperledger Fabric using the design science research approach. This research took place in close cooperation with a leading German healthcare technology manufacturer, which allowed us to base our study both on literature and practical insights. With our results, we contribute to the supply chain knowledge base by introducing the decentralized information hub model, describing how companies utilize decentralized technologies, such as blockchain, to facilitate information sharing.

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改善供应商管理库存的组织间信息共享：使用区块链技术实现去中心化信息中心

供应链文献早已认识到信息共享的好处。研究人员和从业者看到了改进流程、启用新的补货政策和加强供应链整合的巨大潜力。尽管信息技术作为实施信息共享的驱动力和成功因素发挥着至关重要的作用，但成熟的技术仍然没有反映复杂且通常是全球供应链的高度分散和分散的特征。早期研究表明，区块链可能是供应链管理的推动者。然而，人们对区块链如何改善复杂的多层供应链的信息共享知之甚少。所以，本文旨在通过使用设计科学研究方法设计基于 Hyperledger Fabric 的软件原型，分析区块链如何以及在多大程度上促进供应商管理库存的信息共享。这项研究是与一家领先的德国医疗保健技术制造商密切合作进行的，这使我们能够将研究建立在文献和实践见解的基础上。根据我们的结果，我们通过引入分散信息中心模型，描述公司如何利用分散技术（如区块链）来促进信息共享，从而为供应链知识库做出贡献。这使我们能够将研究建立在文献和实践见解的基础上。根据我们的结果，我们通过引入分散信息中心模型，描述公司如何利用分散技术（如区块链）来促进信息共享，从而为供应链知识库做出贡献。这使我们能够将研究建立在文献和实践见解的基础上。根据我们的结果，我们通过引入分散信息中心模型，描述公司如何利用分散技术（如区块链）来促进信息共享，从而为供应链知识库做出贡献。