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E-Logistics

By

Shivaraman.V.R

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Logistics

“Logistics is that part of the supply chain process that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption in order to meet customers' requirements.”

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E-Commerce Logistics

E-Commerce logistics, or E-Logistics, therefore, is applying the concepts of logistics via the Internet in order to conduct those aspects of business electronically.

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E-Commerce Logistics

Two Components

• Online Shopping

• Online Purchasing

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Online Shopping

The scope of information and activities that provides the customer with the information they need to conduct business and make an informed buying decision.

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Online Purchasing

The technology infrastructure for the exchange of data and the purchase of a product over the internet. It is a metaphor used in B2B e-commerce for providing customers with an online method of placing an order.

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The Unique Challenges Posed by E-Commerce

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The personal computer

Electronic data interchange (EDI) among carriers, shippers and customers

Bar-coding and scanning

Advance ship notices (ASNs)

Shipment and package tracking systems

Satellite global positioning systems (GPS) and

Geographic information systems (GIS)

E-Logistics Technology

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The World Wide Web

The Internet, intranets and extranets

Web-enabled relational databases, data warehouses and data marts

Decision support systems

Electronic signature technology

Wireless technology

Enterprise resource planning systems

E-Logistics Technology

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Need For Information Technology Data Transfer

• E-mail

Information Retrieval

• Recovering stored data from a particular storage medium

Machine and Process Control

Monitor the products and the report on the task at hand.

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IT Application In SCM

Provides multiple ways of reaching the objectives• Provide information availability and visibility• Enabling single point of contact for data• Allowing decision based on total supply chain information• Enabling collaboration with supply chain partners

Constraints can be understood well in advance.

Gives defined set of steps to attain the set objectives.

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Issues with SCM System

Complexity

Dependence on others

Procurement and implementation

Example is DELL

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