Towards a Novel Cooperative Logistics Information System Framework

TL;DR

This paper proposes a distributed cooperative logistics platform using NoSQL to enhance real-time data sharing and decision-making among heterogeneous supply chain systems, demonstrated through a hospital supply chain case study.

Contribution

It introduces a novel framework for integrating diverse logistics information systems with NoSQL, enabling real-time cooperation and improved decision-making in multi-actor environments.

Findings

Enhanced data integration across heterogeneous systems

Improved decision-making capabilities in supply chains

Successful case study in hospital supply chain

Abstract

Supply Chains and Logistics have a growing importance in global economy. Supply Chain Information Systems over the world are heterogeneous and each one can both produce and receive massive amounts of structured and unstructured data in real-time, which are usually generated by information systems, connected objects or manually by humans. This heterogeneity is due to Logistics Information Systems components and processes that are developed by different modelling methods and running on many platforms; hence, decision making process is difficult in such multi-actor environment. In this paper we identify some current challenges and integration issues between separately designed Logistics Information Systems (LIS), and we propose a Distributed Cooperative Logistics Platform (DCLP) framework based on NoSQL, which facilitates real-time cooperation between stakeholders and improves decision making process in a multi-actor environment. We included also a case study of Hospital Supply Chain (HSC), and a brief discussion on perspectives and future scope of work.