Cloud Computing im Supply Chain Management

Abstract

Cloud Computing is one of the most significant trends in IT. With every organization in this competitive world looking for more efficient supply chain management, cloud computing contributes to making processes more efficient. This paper outlines the benefits of cloud solutions for logistics and supply chain management and also the key factors influencing the cloud adoption by enterprises. Implementation is not an easy task, so procedures and tools are required for successful introduction with minimal risks to organizations. Enterprises have to use efficient decision models, risk assessment models, and risk optimization models which will help decision makers to determine the optimal safety investments to minimize the cost of failures.

Lean Production implementation, Cloud-Supported Logistics and Supply Chain Integration: interrelationships and effects on business performance

“…Applying LP has made many organisations more efficient (Lamming, 1996; Mason-Jones and Towill, 1999; Shah and Ward, 2007). Similar benefits have been achieved with the application of IT (Ghaffari et al , 2014; Rai et al , 2015; Vermula and Zsifkovits, 2016). With regard to the complementarity between LP implementation and IT use, Ward and Zhou (2006) consider that the Lean and IT approaches are mutually exclusive.…”

“…Cloud Computing advantages may include the use of instant global platforms and the elimination of hardware infrastructure and software licensing (Cegielski et al , 2012; Wu et al , 2013). However, it has some limitations, such as concerns about data security and privacy, service availability and low compatibility with existing applications and systems (Oliveira et al , 2014; Doherty et al , 2015; Vermula and Zsifkovits, 2016).…”

“…Findings in the literature show that Cloud Computing is being rapidly adopted in companies' business processes and in all their functional areas, including SCI (Jede and Teuteberg, 2015; Vermula and Zsifkovits, 2016). Cloud Computing can be a very effective technological tool for integrating data by effectively integrating supply chain flows (physical, information and financial) (Bruque et al , 2015, 2016; Maqueira et al , 2019; Novais et al , 2019).…”

“…Cloud Computing can be a very effective technological tool for integrating data by effectively integrating supply chain flows (physical, information and financial) (Bruque et al , 2015, 2016; Maqueira et al , 2019; Novais et al , 2019). Authors such as Rai et al (2012) and Vermula and Zsifkovits (2016) state that Cloud Computing is a good choice of IT and that it supports the creation of company networks with integrated flows and processes. Cloud Computing also has important implications for coordination strategies in supply chain networks and can reduce development and integration costs (Dermirkan et al , 2010).…”

“…To be exact, Cloud-Supported Logistics is the application of Cloud Computing IT to the logistics business function. Some studies show that IT such as Cloud Computing can affect the internal aspects of the organisation's productive structure and the interconnections and functionality of inter-organisational configurations (Moyano-Fuentes et al , 2012a; Vermula and Zsifkovits, 2016). More specifically, Cloud-Supported Logistics could enable effective and efficient integration of the businesses and systems with which it interacts (suppliers, consumers, logistics operators) (Li et al , 2013; Subramanian et al , 2015).…”