THE SUPPLY CHAIN IN CLOUD COMPUTING

Katarzyna Grzybowska, Gábor Kovács and Balázs Lénárt

pp. 33-44

Keywords: Cloud Computing, Supply Chain, Cloud Supply Chain, Online Logistics Ex-changes

Paper type: Research Paper

Published online: 31 January 2014

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Abstract Firstly, the paper presents the definition and evolution of supply chains. On the other hand, it details the use of mobile solutions in the supply chain and the characteristics, models and forms of cloud computing. Based on these, the paper describes the IT technical approach of cloud supply chains, and it presents the electronic freight and warehouse exchanges as a type of hybrid cloud supply chains. Moreover, the paper contains the new challenges and opportunities of cloud supply chains.