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Cloud Computing im Supply Chain Management

Cloud Computing for Supply Chain Management

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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.

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Cloud Computing ist einer der wesentlichen Trends in der Informationstechnologie. Organisationen in allen Teilen der Welt suchen Wettbewerbsvorteile durch effizientere Supply Chains. Cloud Computing kann wesentliche Beiträge zu einer Optimierung der Prozesse leisten. Dieser Beitrag beschreibt die Vorteile von Cloud-Lösungen für Logistik und Supply Chain Management und skizziert auch die wichtigsten Faktoren, die die Entscheidung für Cloud-Systeme in Unternehmen beeinflussen. Die Implementierung ist nicht ohne Schwierigkeiten, so dass es erforderlich ist, entsprechende Vorgehensweisen und Werkzeuge für die erfolgreiche Umsetzung mit minimalen Risiken für Organisationen einzusetzen. Die Unternehmen müssen effiziente Entscheidungsmodelle, Risikobewertungs- und Risikooptimierungsmodelle verwenden, um eine hohe Sicherheit der Investitionsentscheidung zu haben und die Kosten für Ausfälle zu minimieren.

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Vemula, R., Zsifkovits, H. Cloud Computing im Supply Chain Management. Berg Huettenmaenn Monatsh 161, 229–232 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00501-016-0485-3

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