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Cloud Computing for Logistics

  • Presents a comprehensive approach to cloud computing for logistics
  • Covers a broad spectrum of topics including intralogistics
  • Includes user-friendly methods for logistics business process design
  • Written by experts in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Logistics (LNLO)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Logistics Software Systems and Functions: An Overview of ERP, WMS, TMS and SCM Systems

    • Andreas Nettsträter, Tim Geißen, Markus Witthaut, Dietmar Ebel, Jens Schoneboom
    Pages 1-11
  3. Logistics Mall—A Cloud Platform for Logistics

    • Damian Daniluk, Bernhard Holtkamp
    Pages 13-27
  4. Business Apps Meet the Challenge of Covering Continually Changing Logistics Requirements

    • Julian Eggemann, Jens Leveling, Norbert Weiß
    Pages 63-76
  5. Seamless Interoperability in Logistics: Narrowing the Business-IT Gap by Logistics Business Objects

    • Martin Böhmer, Michael Schmidt, Norbert Weißenberg
    Pages 77-117
  6. Challenges of Cloud Business Process Management

    • Iryna Bochon, Volker Ivens, Ralf Nagel
    Pages 119-139

About this book

This edited monograph brings together research papers covering the state of the art in cloud computing for logistics. The book includes general business object models for intralogistics as well as user-friendly methods for logistics business process design. It also presents a general template for logistics applications from the cloud. The target audience primarily comprises researchers and experts in the field, but the book will also be beneficial for graduate students.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Fraunhofer-Institut für Materialfluss und Logistik IML, Dortmund, Germany

    Michael Hompel, Oliver Wolf

  • Fraunhofer-Institut für Software- und Systemtechnik ISST, Dortmund, Germany

    Jakob Rehof

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eBook USD 39.99
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  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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