Publish and Subscribe Pattern for Designing Demand Driven Supply Networks

Abstract

Logistic flows, business process management and collaboration remain a major problem in the supply chain. In this article we are going through this issue to propose an integrative and collaborative approach. More precisely, we develop a cloud-based and service-oriented bus for business interoperability for logistic flows. Though the bus, we define protocols and standards allowing the integration of data formats which are for the most proprietary and heterogeneous. The bus also allows data sharing between processes and actors involved in the flow. Key features of this bus are event handling and processing from the physical flow and real-time notification to stakeholders.

Designing Essential Components For Logistics Data Spaces: Connecting Logistics interfaces, Converters, Knowledge, and Standards

“…Ferreira et al (2012) mentioned that the concern over data confidentiality creates corporate resistance to engage in whole-chain collaboration more actively as some members interacting within the network may be each other's competitors on other services. Gnimpieba Zanfack et al (2015) stated that the next question asked by companies, after the issues of data interoperability, is how supply chain partners will share data with all their partners, considering the confidentiality, security, access right, and service level agreement (SLA) of the shared data. If not properly governed, data-sharing can lead to the loss of protection over their formulation information and adverse effects on their competitive advantages.…”

“…Ferreira et al (2012) and Främling et al (2013) suggested the involvement of software and data integrator companies as the intermediary hub and mapping knowledge base to alleviate such a burden (e.g., by offering a standard compliant ready product, or, a platform that provides message routing and mapping capabilities). For this purpose, Gnimpieba Zanfack et al (2015) and Hofman (2016) suggested the adoption of an ESB that provides protocol adapters for transforming the protocol (or format) of a message sent by a client to another one. supports this by suggesting partnerships with commercial Integration Service Providers (ISPs) as intermediaries to hide the complexities imposed by the adoption of the amplitude of standards, especially for SMEs due to their business demands.…”

“…( Gnimpieba Zanfack et al, 2015) Present the development of a cloud-based and serviceoriented bus for business interoperability and integration of multiple technologies in logistics flows.…”