Post on 26-May-2015
AREA 2: E-Logistics
Presented by:Eltigani Hamid Suliman Abdalla
outlineIntroductione-LogisticsModeling and frameworksPlatforms and ArchitecturesDemonstrators and ApplicationTechnologies and Tools
Introduction What is Supply Chain The flow of material, information, money, and
services from raw material suppliers through factories and warehouse to end customer
WarehouseFactory End CustomerSupplier Distribution
Supply Chain Activity :
e-Procurement
• Requisition, ordering, tracking, payment• Improving the operation of supply chain• Web–based functions online catalog, purchase order, and shipping notice
Inventory Management using Wireless Technology
• Using PDA in inventory entries (receiving, count, issuance)
Collaboration Planning
• Buyer and seller sharing demand & forecast plans
e-Logistics
• Web-based technology to support distribution, inventory tracking, transportation
Introduction
e-Logistics
Modeling and frameworksThe idea is: The need for greater, faster and more flexible
communications, a framework is required to allow any company to establish itself in no time or make optimum use of their legacy applications and run efficiently with minimal cost input.
There is such a framework: ELPIF for e-logistics processes integration
based on Web Services. ” This framework can be adopted as a new service delivery model which uses a design pattern and solution templates”
Modeling and frameworksCollaborative Commerce (C-Commerce) is the
name given to commercial relationships carried out over a collaborative framework to integrate enterprises’ business processes.
Platforms and Architectures
Demonstrators and ApplicationExample 1: ThyssenKrupp Application
Demonstrators and ApplicationExample 2: DigiLOGISTICS
Technologies and ToolsThe personal computerElectronic data interchange (EDI) among carriers, shippers and customersBarcoding and scanningAdvance ship notices (ASNs)Shipment and package tracking systemsSatellite global positioning systems (GPS) and geographic information systems
(GIS) The World Wide WebThe Internet, intranets and extranetsWeb-enabled relational databases, data warehouses and data martsDecision support systemsElectronic signature technologyWireless technology Enterprise resource planning systems