Case3: Cloud computing for supply chain management

Cloud computing can give the ability of flexibly outsourcing software for supply chain collaboration and infrastructure needs in a better way. Instead of maintaining and paying for maximum use this technology puts forward the method that provides flexibility to add on the way depending upon the overall business process and network model of supply chain. Ahead of the usual technology publicity, the worth of cloud computing is that it can be a right technology for supporting and managing a constantly changing and dynamic network and thus for supply chain management. Because now a day these are the exact visibility and supply chain collaboration needs. Efficient supply chains are a vital necessity for many companies. Supply chain management acts on operational processes, divergent and consolidated information flows and interaction processes with a variety of business partners. Efforts of recent years are usually facing this diversity by creating and organizing central information systems solutions. Taking in account all the well-known problems of these central information systems, the question arises, whether cloud-based information systems represent a better alternative to establish an IT support for supply chain management.

Q.1. What are the (mission, values, goals and objectives) of the organization?

Q.2. What are the details of the business environmental factors based on 4 factors (Markets, Customer Demand, Technology and Social)?

Q.3. Define at least 4 risks factors and 2 what-if scenarios according to the selected case(above).

Q.4. Design choice case DSS model in normative form. Explain your solution and benefits.

Hint: In each case the DSS process consists in a series of steps such as: problem statement, definition of the criterion (criteria) for the evaluation of decision alternatives, listing and evaluation of all available alternatives, selection of the "best" alternative and its execution.

Q.5. Define the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and explain performance dashboard screen components according to these KPIs.

Q.6based on the case above answer the questions