物流英语课件郝卓主编 ISBN9787566303202 PPTunit 14.pptVIP

Unit 14 Logistics Information System Contents Information Flow in a Supply Chain Logistics-related IT System Technological Equipments Used in Logistics Information Systems Used in Logistics Management Contribution of IT to SCM 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, 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 System 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 Customized 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 Logistics 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 antennas 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 tran