Title :
Cloud Computing for Big Data Entrepreneurship in the Supply Chain: Using SAP HANA for Pharmaceutical Track-and-Trace Analytics
Author :
Chircu, Alina M. ; Sultanow, Eldar ; Chircu, Flavius C.
Author_Institution :
Bentley Univ., Waltham, MA, USA
fDate :
June 27 2014-July 2 2014
Abstract :
This paper focuses on the real-world use of cloud-based analytics for supporting medication track-and-trace and monitoring safety and quality in the pharmaceutical supply chain. The paper describes a track-and-trace system developed by German start-up XQS-Service GmbH and adopted by manufacturers, wholesalers, pharmacies and clinics in Germany. The paper also discusses the benefits of using in-memory computing to process large amounts of big data to support efficient and effective medication track-and-trace.
Keywords :
Big Data; cloud computing; pharmaceutical industry; pharmaceutical technology; supply chain management; supply chains; SAP HANA; XQS-Service GmbH; big data entrepreneurship; cloud computing; cloud-based analytics; in-memory computing; medication track-and-trace system; monitoring safety; pharmaceutical supply chain; pharmaceutical track-and-trace analytics; Big data; Cloud computing; Clouds; Drugs; Innovation management; Supply chains; RFID; SAP HANA; big data analytics; cloud computing; entrepreneurship; pharmaceutical supply chain; start-up; track-and-trace;
Conference_Titel :
Services (SERVICES), 2014 IEEE World Congress on
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5068-3
DOI :
10.1109/SERVICES.2014.84
