Centralized Collaboration Objects for Inter-Organizational Data Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Inter-organizational processes face challenges in effective coordination due to restricted information access, where data shared between two organizations is not accessible to other stakeholders, hindering seamless collaboration in processes like transportation and supply chain management.
Innovation Solution
A method for coordinating collaboration partners involves storing and managing data in collaboration objects, providing restricted read access, and using identity and access management techniques to ensure data integrity and accessibility, while allowing customization of views based on access controls defined by agreements between partners.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If data is shared bilaterally between two organizations, then information exchange between those two organizations is enabled, but information is not accessible to other organizations in the inter-organizational process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple bilateral information sharing relationships into a single centralized data marketplace where all organizations can access relevant information. The centralized marketplace consolidates data from multiple sources and makes it accessible to all participating organizations, transforming restricted bilateral sharing into broad multi-organizational access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a centralized data marketplace as an intermediary between organizations. This intermediary collects, standardizes, and distributes information to multiple organizations simultaneously, enabling information that was previously shared only bilaterally to become accessible to all stakeholders in the inter-organizational process.
2Reliability
If centralized data storage is implemented to enable information sharing across multiple organizations, then coordination between all stakeholders is improved, but data security and access control become more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality by providing customized views of data to different organizations based on their specific roles and requirements. Each organization receives tailored information relevant to its function in the supply chain, rather than a uniform data set. This enables effective coordination while managing access control through role-based customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs dynamic access controls that adapt to different organizational roles and process stages. The system dynamically determines what data each organization can access based on their participation in specific supply chain processes, allowing flexible coordination while maintaining security through context-aware access management.
3Loss of information
If all organizations access the same data, then transparency is improved, but data relevance and information quality for specific organizational needs deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by providing customized views where each organization sees data tailored to its specific needs and role. The centralized marketplace maintains full data transparency internally, but presents customized, relevant information to each organization based on their function, ensuring both transparency and information relevance simultaneously.
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments of systems and methods for coordination of collaboration partners are described herein. Data from a plurality of collaboration partners is received during a collaboration process. The collaboration process involves one or more of the collaboration partners at one or more stages of the collaboration process. The data comprises process data relevant to the collaboration process. The received data is stored in one or more collaboration objects. In response to a request from a collaboration partner, a customized view of the one or more collaboration objects is generated and provided to the requesting collaboration partner based on access controls. The customized view includes information about the process data that is allowed to be viewed according to the access controls associated with the requesting collaboration partner.