Evaluation of the software architecture of the supply chain management system

摘要

This paper describes an approach to the evaluation of supply chain management system based on architectural framework. The approach involves collection of a set of data on different supply chain management systems from different software evaluation centers. The methodology was an analysis of the supply chain management software architecture using the ALMA method. The evaluation was based on software integration for effective supply chain planning and ability to handle the return stage of the supply chain management. A proposed architecture to handle the return stage was developed and recommendations made on how to improve IT integration in the supply chain business model.