THE ROLE OF THE “CLOUD COMPUTING” IN LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES

Zemtsova Alexandra Vladimirovna¹, Ivanova Tatiana Viktorovna², Sheven Lyudmila Nikolaevna³
¹Smolensk State University, 4th year student department of “Management” profile “Logistics and Supply Chain Management”
²Smolensk State University, 4th year student department of “Management” profile “Logistics and Supply Chain Management”
³Smolensk State University, Senior Lecturer, Department of Management

Abstract
This article highlights the introduction and development of "cloud computing" in the logistics activities. The characteristics of the new direction of development of information technologies are analysed, and the economic impact of their use is assessed.

Keywords: business-process, cloud computing, freight traffic, information technology, Internet technologies, logistics, software program, TMS system

Category: 08.00.00 Economics

Article reference:
The role of the "cloud computing" in logistics activities // Modern scientific researches and innovations. 2015. № 4. P. 3 [Electronic journal]. URL: https://web.snauka.ru/en/issues/2015/04/41290