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Real-Time Supply Chain Management using

Automation and Big Data in the Cloud
2024 15th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT) | 979-8-3503-7024-9/24/$31.00 ©2024 IEEE | DOI: 10.1109/ICCCNT61001.2024.10724731

Shweta Saxena, Mansi Kukreja, Anup Ingle,

Amity business school, amity School of Mangement - PG E&TC, Vishwakarma Institute of
university madhya pradesh, gwalior Management JAIN (Deemed to be Information Technology ,Pune, India
Madhya pradesh, India University), Bangalore, Karnataka, anup.ingale@viit.ac.in
er.saxenashweta15@gmail.com India
dr.mansi_kukreja@cms.ac.in
S MURUGESWARI,
A. THANGAMANI Rajeev Sharma, Department of ECE, Vel Tech
Department of Chemistry Chitkara University Institute of Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D
Karpagam Academy of Higher Engineering and Technology,Chitkara Institute of Science and Technology,
Education University, Punjab,India India
Coimbatore- 641021., India rajeev.sharma.orp@.chitkara.edu.in sudha.murugeswari@gmail.com
thangamani.a.kahe@kahedu.edu.in
Abstract— Businesses need to compete with the demands of human intervention from the operations of the providing
a volatile market at limited downtime. The more automated chain. Automating common supply chain functions such as
and extensive the data I get, the more significant the level that inventory control, order management, and logistics enables
both are essential parts of what helps the supply chain become companies to streamline their operations with minimal
effective. Automation is for swift and accurate execution of
human error. This not only takes less time and effort but
everyday tasks to ensure error-free handling and speed and
agility in your service. Alternatively, big data analytics give saves costs as well. In the long run, it also helps to boost
them deep insights into their supply chain operations to help in productivity. For example, automated systems like Radio-
real-time decision-making. The Cloud is the perfect real-time Frequency Identification (RFID) and Internet of Things
supply chain management platform, providing scalability, (IoT) devices allow organizations in real-time to know the
flexibility, and cost benefits. Through automation and by stock levels with which logistics companies can make fast
harnessing cloud-based big data, businesses can gain real-time decisions on restocking or production. With automation, the
visibility into their supply chain landscape to help streamline data quality can be improved because it reduces the
operations - both within the organization and if there are probability of errors in manual entries [3]. Big data is a term
changes or discrepancies between demand vs. supply streams.
for large densities of complex, unformatted information that
This results in higher productivity, lower costs, and better
customer satisfaction. Simply put, businesses need to be able to are examined to extract helpful tangible ideas that have been
compete in the ever-growing demand for real-time supply implemented in various areas, and the supply chain has also
chain management facilitated through cloud-based automation not been untouched. The high volume of data produced in
and big data solutions. diverse processes within a supply chain may exceed the
capacity for manual analysis. Using advanced analytics tools
Keywords— Businesses, Automation, Management, and cloud computing, companies can leverage this data to
Organization, Productivity get deep insights into how their supply chain operations are
functioning. This might involve using weather and traffic
I. INTRODUCTION patterns, sales data, etc., to predict customer demand and
Supply chain management is far more prevalent in the plan their inventory appropriately. One wonders if those
modern business landscape than it was a few years ago. learning’s could be applied to better forecasting and supply
Manual supply chain operations management is outdated chain risk management. In simpler terms, Cloud is nothing
and unsuitable for the needs of today's market. It is all about but cloud computing. It allows two companies to store data
viewing Real-Time Supply Chain Management (SCM). and applications on a remote server from any place, like the
Finally, using cloud-based automation and big data, internet, instead of storing them locally on your personal
companies can speed up their supply chain management to computer or local server. Cloud computing allows
achieve both efficiencies in operations and productivity, businesses to access and share real-time historical data with
which drive higher profits and improve customer their suppliers, customers, and logistics providers regardless
satisfaction. In this blog post, we will discuss a little more of where they are based within the framework of Real-Time
about real-time SCM and how it can ethically revolutionize SCM. This enables closer working relationships and results
how businesses handle their supply chain [1]. Real-Time in better supply chain efficiency [4]. In addition, the Cloud
SCM Real-time SCM refers to the capacity to continuously allows companies to grow and shrink their resources to meet
track, control, and enhances supply chain processes with the variable demand or supply without having capital tied up in
latest technologies & tools. This gives companies an extra hardware. Real-time SCM, by automation, sees
overview of their supply chain network, from the raw integration with big data, cloud computing, etc., proving
materials sourced to how goods reach end consumers. very beneficial to companies. End-to-End Supply Chain
Traditional SCM is time-consuming, with outdated Visibility: Allow all supply chain partners to view real-time
information that gets lost in the shuffle, leading to data on production, shipment, and delivery inventory levels.
inefficiencies and errors. However, companies can deliver It allows companies to work with an autonomous supply
on that promise by using automation and big data in the chain, resulting in quick decision-making and reduced lead
Cloud with real-time SCM [2]. Automation plays an times and stock outs. Real-time SCM can increase supply
important part in live SCMSCM because it helps remove chain speed and agility by eliminating bottlenecks between

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