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Information technology plays a major role in logistics and supply chain management. It helps improve operational effectiveness through tools like automatic identification (e.g. barcoding, RFID), material handling automation, and information systems. These technologies enhance tracking, inventory management, and information flow throughout the supply chain. While adoption in India has been slower than other countries, global competition is increasing pressure on Indian companies to incorporate more IT solutions.
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Information technology plays a major role in logistics and supply chain management. It helps improve operational effectiveness through tools like automatic identification (e.g. barcoding, RFID), material handling automation, and information systems. These technologies enhance tracking, inventory management, and information flow throughout the supply chain. While adoption in India has been slower than other countries, global competition is increasing pressure on Indian companies to incorporate more IT solutions.
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ë It is the usage of and knowledge of tools,
techniques, crafts etc.
ë erived from the Greek word
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means art, skill or craft and
means study of something.
ë It is a means to enhance business means &
competitiveness.
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ë It plays a major role in operational effectiveness
& efficiency of various functional areas.
ë I.T has become a great boon for
information processing & analysis.
ë doption process in India is a bit slower as
compared to other countries.
ë But liberalisation has built a competitive
pressure on Indian companies.
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ë ?atest technology in the logistics are in the areas
of:
1. utomatic identification
2. Communication
3. Material handling
4. Information Technology
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ë irect entry of data or information into
computer without operating a keyboard.
ë Includes bar coding, RFI , data-
communication, magnetic strip & voice
recognition.
ë It can be used for tracking rail cars, a carton
moving on a conveyor belt etc.
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ë sed for identification, handling, retrieval &
storage of goods.
ë Individual inventory items, cartons etc are
affixed with barcodes.
ë They are a sequence of parallel lines of
different thickness & with spaces in
between.
ë These barcodes can be read by a barcode scanner
attached to an online computer.
ë Barcode helps it showing an inventory¶s identity
during storage, retrieval & dispatch.
ë They are also used by accounts departments for
preparation of bills.
ë These bars have items have information in a
codified form which can be decodified with the
help of a scanner.
ë Facilitates easy identification of items during
storage, packing, dispatch & transit.
ë Reduce paper work & time consumed for
process.
ë Increase the productivity of warehouse.
ë Facilitate system automation.
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ë It is automated identification & data capture
technology.
ë It is one of the most preferred forms these days.
ë It helps in communication between objects &
systems.
ë It consists of 2 main elements- a tag & a reader
that communicate through radio transmission.
ë The tag contains a small chip & an antenna and
can be placed on any object.
ë Information stored on the tag can be transmitted
to an R reader over a distance of few meters.
ë Information stored may be product type,
product item, manufacturer, date expiry etc.
ë RFI is been used in passports.
ë The first RFI passport was used in Malaysia in
1998.
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ë Proper inventory control & distribution.
ë Improved information flow.
ë ?abor cost reduction.
ë Speed & accuracy.
ë Reduced administrative errors.
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Bar coding RFID
Individual reading Simultaneous reading
High labor costs Automated: low labor costs
Limited information memory Large information memory
Easy to replicate for criminals Difficult to replicate
ë Communication has a very crucial role in
business success.
ë ?atest technology in communication has
ensured that there is speed & accuracy in
customer service.
ë These technology has enabled superior customer
service leading to competitiveness.
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ë It is a space-based global navigation system that
provides reliable location of objects.
ë In logistics, GPS can be used for tracking the
locations of trucks carrying goods.
ë Once the position of vehicle is known,
it can be transmitted through other centers.
ë Transmission network will be a mobile phone or
internet.
ë GPS system has a voice-over facility for driver to
speak & hear instructions.
ë GPS receiver needs to be mounted on the
truck.
ë It also has ?C supported by a keyboard to
transmit & receive text massages.
ë GPS is mostly used in developed countries.
ë In India, its used at very limited place.
ë This system costs about 25,000 per truck.
ë GPS is also used for tracking the direction of
vehicles, duration of halt, to check over-speeding
etc.
ë In India, BMTC uses GPS technology.
ë BMTC could recover their lost bus stolen by
thieves the very next day using GPS technology.
ë Information collected from the GPS would be in
latitudes & longitudes.
ë Greater saving of time.
ë Greater security.
ë Increased productivity.
ë Reduction in cost.
ë It involves truck drivers calling their offices at
regular intervals in a day to notify his position.
ë This becomes costly if information is to be
conveyed to both consigner & consignee.
ë It costs about D000 per vehicle per month.
ë For P S tracking, collector of Tiruchirapalli
gifted mobile phones to employees on 14th
ugust 2010.
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ë utomation for loading, unloading, storing of
goods in warehouses.
ë It will reduce the intensity of labor in these
activities.
ë utomation will be more useful where handling
of hazardous material takes place.
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ë It stands for utomated Guided Vehicle System.
ë This system makes use of magnetic or optical
guidance system.
ë It is a mobile robot that follows markers or wires
in the floor.
ë These robots can be programmed by built-in
micro-processors for performing various tasks in
warehouses.
ë GVS can perform its functions without any
human involvement.
ë In multi-storey warehouses, the SRS are in use
because of greater importance to automated unit
load handling.
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ë This system keeps all equipments in the
warehouse under the control of a centralised
computer.
ë The required movements are fed into a computer
for analysis.
ë The computer assigns the jobs to individual
equipments.
ë The communication is through radio-frequency.
ë These systems can do a variety of complex
material-handling jobs by same equipment.
ë This system ensures flexibility in handling a
variety of jobs.
ë This is recently developed, so it is still in the
testing stage.
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ë sing I.T, it is easier to implement programs.
ë One of the recent I.T tool is the ERP i.e.
Enterprise Resource Planning.
ë I.T tools are being used by ?SPs in an increasing
rate similar to other sectors.
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ë It stands for Enterprise Resource Planning.
ë It is a way to integrate the data & processes of an
organization into one single system.
ë Its purpose is to facilitate flow of information
between all business functions inside the
boundaries of the organisation.
ë ERP is very expensive, large & complex.
ë ERP finds its use in SCM as SCM focuses on
optimizing movement of goods through the
logistic system of the enterprise.
ë Indian company Ramco Systems have developed
ERP to suit the Indian business environment.
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ë uicker response to customer requirement.
ë Reduction in inventory costs.
ë Improvement in service levels.
ë Reduction in logistical cost.
ë Information & pictures taken from various
websites through Google.
ë Book referred: ?ogistics Management by V.V.
Sople (2nd edition)
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