E-Logistics - Aspects of Functioning

Abstract

In the background of changing situation on local and global markets of delivery and sales companies more often use the Internet tools, letting realization of electronic transactions with partners in supply chain. Changes in management of supply chain happen with development of clients' needs and technological possibilities of cooperating partners. Globalization of economic companies' cooperation (e.g. in delivery, production and distribution processes), technological growth and innovative manners of economic activity, as well as stronger competition and shorter products life cycles on markets have caused pressure on changes of dimensions of supply chains' acts-shorter time of order's realization, global scope of activity, bigger elasticity and durability. One of fundamental tool of supporting business processes became electronic data interchange through the Internet. It has caused epochmaking change for clients' values-independent access to information about products' flow and localization of supply chain's partners.

E-Logistics: Definitions, Development and Conceptual Framework

“…In the context of the study of this issue it is appropriate to highlight the most often used tools of cooperation in the virtual scope of e-logistics (Figure 2) [6].…”

“…Globalization, technological growth and innovative manners of economic activity, as well as increased competition and shorter product life cycle in the markets have led to a change in the size of supply chain acts: shorter lead times, global activity, greater resilience and durability. In such circumstances, one of the main tools to support business processes has become electronic data exchange over the Internet [6].…”

“…Electronic data exchange allows partners to collaborate in real time and create an integrated supply chain. Reliable and efficient functioning of supply chains requires not only proper management of the physical flow of products, but also the formation of a system of information flow taking into account the functional and organizational aspects [6].…”

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“…Methodical basis of electronic logistics is its international standards, development of which is currently carried out in the following areas [Bukreev, 2006, Barcik, Jakubiec, 2012: barcoding of products; Electronic Data Interchange -EDI; Global Data Synchronization Network -GDSN; Electronic Product Code -EPC. In addition, it is necessary to maintain and develop (constantly update) hardware and software of electronic logistics system participants in order to improve their competitiveness by improving quality of service and reduce the cost of logistics processes etc.…”

“…This stipulates the reduction of time on performing some business processes and final result may be achieved faster. The exchange of information in e-business may be performed in the context of the following forms (models) of interaction [Adamczewski, 2001, Barcik, Jakubiec, 2012, Shemet, 2012: − B2B (business-to-business). In this model there is interaction among the companies (enterprises, legal entities) with the aim to obtain various benefits.…”