IMPACT OF CLOUD COMPUTING ON SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Abstract

This study is conducted to observe the impact of cloud computing on supply chain management process .the impact of technology over functional process of SCM. The process of SCM can be more modify by using cloud computing technology. The current impact and future impact of cloud computing on SCM is discussed in this study. The use of information technology has greatly impacted the overall organization in terms of performance and its working environment. Large number of organizations and institutes are planning for the migration of their software information solution to the dynamic and new technologies of Could Computing. Now a day, cloud computing has been integrated into number of fields. The use of the cloud computing technology has provided a positive impact on the Supply Chain Management (SCM). The cloud computing have provided a unified one stop solution for the entire stake holder linking with the Supply Chain Management (SCM) and supply chain processes. With the help of utilizing the cloud computing solution, a unique platform is provided for the effective, secure, reliable and efficient collaboration and communication. A large number of organizations in the different parts of the world are using cloud computing technologies in the process performing different type of tasks and operations relating to the supply chain management and other processes. These solutions have been designed and implemented by the software and application development companies. These solutions have helped the supply chain management (SCM) companies to provide services without any boundaries and limitations. With the help of the cloud computing solution, the information can be quickly send or retrieved in the Supply Chain Management life cycle. The solution is based on the cloud computing technologies and helps in balancing the supply and demand of the product, services or goods. There are number of indicators in the Supply Chain Management (SCM). These indicators are provided on the graphical interface of the solution or deployed application and help the Supply Chain Management (SCM)’s stakeholders for the continuous monitoring. This research study investigates the impact of the clouding computing on supply chain management (SCM). This solution allows the supply chain partner to get the latest analysis for the calculation of the real demand and forecasting. The use of the information and communication technologies (1CT) is increasing because of the major benefits of cloud computing based solutions. These solutions have a great impact on business and functional operations of natural disasters. These solutions have the ability to integrate supply chain management (SCM) life cycle in order to reduce this risk analysis. Many constrains are involved in the cloud computing solution. The security is considered as one of the main issue in the implementation of these solutions. A large number of organizations are worried about the data security. However, software and application development companies are looking and researching for resolving the security issues which are concerned in the cloud computing technologies. Many business and organization processes are designed and migrated their functions to the cloud computing solution. The supply chain is still a new area for cloud computing solution and applications. In future, a number of advancement are expected in the field of the cloud computing covering its main aspects.