TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose Supply chain is the area that requires effective and integrated means of communication, shared risk, collaboration and orchestration in order to work successfully and the cloud computing has lot to offer to this domain. Cloud computing has appeared as a modern paradigm in supply chain networks for creating intelligent industries of future. The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework that can transform supply chain stakeholders toward Industry 4.0.Design/methodology/approach Cloud computing is attributed with increasing competitiveness by focusing on cost reduction, greater elasticity, flexibility and maximum utilization of resources which results in successfully achieving business goals. This paper proposes a Hybrid Supply Chain Cloud model, which integrates the infrastructure, the resources and the configurations of platforms.Findings This research paper is aimed at proposing a hybrid cloud that essentially helps in integrating the supply chain network with the flexibility and efficiency. It is important that a supply chain network adds value to ensure customer satisfaction and this can be best achieved by collaborating it with hybrid cloud.Research limitations/implications This research provides a consistent central management and comprehensive view of all computing resources, which gives organizations the knowledge they need to optimize workload placement.Practical implications The findings derived from this research aim to facilitate policy makers and practitioners to develop effective courses of action in current and future supply chain management. Therefore, upon implementation, this model can provide long-term benefits for the organizations by improving the overall efficiency of its supply chain network.Originality/value The proposed hybrid cloud will provide deep level of integration in Industry 4.0 situation and thereby brought up portable comprehensive infrastructure based on resources and required configuration in real-time environment.
VL  - 28
IS  - 5
SN  - 1463-5771
DO  - 10.1108/BIJ-04-2018-0109
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-04-2018-0109
AU  - Sundarakani Balan
AU  - Kamran Rukshanda
AU  - Maheshwari Piyush
AU  - Jain Vipul
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Designing a hybrid cloud for a supply chain network of Industry 4.0: a theoretical framework
T2  - Benchmarking: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 1524
EP  - 1542
Y2  - 2024/09/21
ER  -