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1、UNIT 14 Information Flow in a Supply Chain,Information traverses the supply chain backward from customers to raw material suppliers. Product and information flows cannot move instantaneously through the supply channel.,Logistics-related IT System,Transportation Management System TMS, a basic IT tool
2、, provides inbound and outbound traffic control, route optimization, delivery using multiple modes of transport and payment services. Business Intelligence (BI) tools can help gain insight into the complex process of transportation management.,Logistics-related IT System,2. Warehouse Management Syst
3、em inventory analysis warehouse performance analysis picking analysis space utilization analysis,Logistics-related IT System,3. Other IT Functions Transportation planning, online ordering, automatic invoicing, forecasting, shipment tracing and tracking, etc. Supply chain visibility Forecasting Custo
4、mized reports and analyses,Technological Equipments Used in Logistics,Bar Code Bar code is composed of a set of black and white strip symbols with different thickness. There are two major categories of bar codes, one dimensional (1D), and two dimensional (2D).,Technological Equipments Used in Logist
5、ics,2. Handheld Scanner The mechanism is working like this: the system uses RFID tags to reduce the transferring time and the distance of the inventory. In logistic company, every stock unit has a RFID tag. The RFID tag will send signal through antennas every few seconds or every few hours. The ante
6、nnas are installed in the warehouse at the intervals of 10 to 50 meters.,Technological Equipments Used in Logistics,3. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) It is a data transfer method, which changes business or administrative processing into the structural transaction processing or a packet data forma
7、t on a universally recognized standards, and then transmit data from one computer to another. EDI is consisted of three elements, which are the data exchange standards, computer networks and information processing software.,Technological Equipments Used in Logistics,4. Positioning Monitoring System
8、Global Positioning System (GPS) utilizing multiple satellites to measure the condition of the ground target for the purpose of positioning and navigating. Global Information System (GIS) on the basis of geospatial data, provides in time various spatial and dynamic geographical information,Informatio
9、n Systems Used in Logistics Management,Point of Sales (POS) POS, using bar code technology, hands over the sales data collected by the sales terminal to the background computer to process, so that it can provide information on promotion, prices, way of displaying the goods and inventory management a
10、s some references for decision-making. On the other hand, the logistic firms can offer information to the manufacturers, thus make it convenient for the manufactures to decide the tactics and competition strategies for its products.,Information Systems Used in Logistics Management,2. Value-Added Net
11、work (VAN) System All the internal information system can be combined into an integrated network where all the enterprises can communicate with each other. The VAN system can enable the retailers to order goods from the logistic firms and also the logistic firms can order goods from the suppliers. T
12、he stock inquiry and shipping advice are also provided, and therefore the time needed for every procedure can be reduced.,Information Systems Used in Logistics Management,3. Electronic order system (EOS) The time for ordering goods can be reduced, and avoid the circumstance of selling out the produc
13、ts. You can master the inventory anytime you want and replenish the stock at any time. You can also analyze the supply condition and distinguish the best seller from sleeping stock by using the ordering materials provided in this system.,Information Systems Used in Logistics Management,4. Computer A
14、ided Picking System (CAPS) It could reduce error rate. It could also leave monotonous job to computers, increase picking correcting rate and speed, supervise working condition at any moment, and meet the needs of efficiency and humanity.,Information Systems Used in Logistics Management,5. Informatio
15、n Guiding System It employs mechanic transportation equipment (mainly forklift), marrying the merits of automation control system with flexible mechanic facilities. In this system, warehouses have the same layouts and designs with the mechanic operation ones. The only difference is all the movements of forklifts are supervised and controlled by computers.,Contribution of IT to SCM,Improvement in information sharing among firms Prompt problem identification and optimization,Thank You!,
