A cloud architecture for dynamic virtual organisations in transport logistics. (1st January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Karakostas, Bill
• Is Part Of: International journal of networking and virtual organisations. Volume 13:Number 2(2013)
• Page Start: 146
• Page End: 158
• Publication Date: 2013-01-01
• Subjects: virtual organisations -- data cloud -- distributed data management -- REST -- transport logistics; Computer networks -- Periodicals; Information networks -- Periodicals; Virtual corporations -- Periodicals; Electronic commerce -- Periodicals; Management information systems -- Periodicals; Management -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 004.65
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1470-9503

Abstract

This paper proposes a cloud-based data sharing architecture for dynamic virtual organisations in the domain of transport logistics. Such VOs are described as dynamic because its members can join and leave on demand, reflecting the behaviour of physical transport chains. Members of the VO implement a community type cloud by sharing amongst them data resources over a cloud fabric. Data about the status and activities of the transportation chain are replicated intelligently across the participating nodes. The data cloud architecture proposed in this paper ensures that transport chain data are always available on demand to those that require them, while minimising unnecessary exposure of data and thus security risks. The approach is illustrated with a case study of a multimodal transport logistics chain VO.