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