3 Information

Recorded measures of certain phenomena (simple facts)

Body of facts in a format suitable for decision making

Contemporary issue related to data and information

→ Collection of large amounts of data collected through a variety of sources (sensors, phones, GPS, B2B data exchange)

• Provide effective ways to process personal and organisational business data

  → Perform calculation & create documents based on this data Spreadsheet applications to …

  → Calculate optimal order quantities and facility location

  → Minimize transport cost

• Supports collaboration of people by interacting and sharing information in different forms

• Example: Virtual meetings, voice-based order picking

• Collection and storage of information about transactions

• → Control of some aspects of transactions

• Example: Electronic data interchange (EDI), solution to translate EDI to XML, Automatic identification technologies (bar codes), point of sale systems (completing transactions)

• Convert data from transaction processing systems, office automation systems into information for monitoring performance and managing an organization

• Provide information to executives in an accessible format Interconnected with transaction processing systems / office automation systems

• Individually developed systems adapted to the activity and organizational structure of the company

• Helps to make decision by providing information, models or analysis tools

• Can indicate different decision variants in the system (most useful on given conditions)

• Example: Simulations, Applications of specific software (warehouse management systems, data mining)

• Create and maintain consistent data processing methods

  → Integrated database across multiple business functions

• Examples: Logistics modules of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems

• Assessment of materials for order completion

• Order and purchase of materials

• Receipt of materials to warehouse

• Release of materials from supply warehouse to manufacturing

• Preparation of materials for manufacturing (unpacking, portions)

• All MRP function

• Management of operations related to product manufacturing

• Receipt and registration of finished products in distribution warehouse

• Finished product inventory monitoring in a distribution warehouse

• Product release from distribution warehouse

• Receipt of the order from customer

• All functions of MRP

• All function of DRP

• All functions of LRP

• Management of manufacturing process

• Product sales and issue of invoice (completion of transaction)

• All functions of ERP or at least MRP II (implemented by each partner)

• Joint demand planning

• Joint sales forecasting

• Inventory and replenishment planning (IRP)

• Vendor manged inventory (VMI)

• Creating and improving forecasts based on current demand history (checking forecast error, marking exceptions)

• Daily forecast in weekly and monthly period

• Profitability analysis by customer, location, branch, or product

• Involves sales representatives in the forecasting process

• Sales history control

• Supervising the implementation of sales plans

• Define and optimize the policy of maintaining product inventory in various locations (highest level of customer services)

• Synchronize deliveries (ensure right amount of goods in the right place at the right time in response to an order)

• Full access to demand history and forecasts prepared by the recipient

• Access to real-time data on the current level of stocks throughout the supply chain

• Enables the generation of optimized orders on behalf of the customers to directly supplement his warehouse

• Facilitates the development of a feasible production plan

• Takes into account existing restrictions

• To satisfy the demand resulting from sales forecasts, direct orders, plans of replenishment of stocks of distribution centres

• Used in strategic planning and within shorter planning periods

• Allows to make appropriate changes to minimize the potential adverse impact of emerging deviations by visualizing the impact of changes in forecasts and demand to secure customer expectations

• Integrated with ERP or other class solutions (MRP II)

• Used within individual companies in supply chains

• Provides a complete picture of demand and delivery plans

• Facilitates organization of processes in the enterprise (and between enterprises)

• Provides current information on the implementation of assumed plans

• Enables quick identification of demand trends and taking appropriate actions aimed at adapting to changes in market situations

• Shortening the time of searching for a carrier

• Automation of the ordering process

• Reduction of order time

• Reservation of time windows (for loading and unloading)

• Enables choosing the logistics unit, that present the best offer to the customer (among carriers included in database)

• Offers of carriers are sent to principal only by units confirming readiness to perform tasks

• Enables electronic booking of time windows at loading and unloading points

• Used to place an order to a carrier whose offer has been chosen by principal

• Resignation of carrier: Confirmation of resignation or principal doesn’t receive any information from such unit within a predefined period of time for response, then the order returns to the carriers search module

• Used for loading

• Carrier receives information about location and the date of loading

• Enables control of the status of loading

• Each service provider can cooperate with all principals having access to the database (periodically updated)

• Allows to submit an offer for transport, confirm the acceptance of order from principal, provide information to each client about the status of task performed

• Monitor the flow between loading and delivery points

• Allows recipients to quickly respond to any disruption in deliveries (deficiencies, damage to goods, delays in delivery)

• Enables communication between principals and service providers without access to the internet

• Enables sending information about the demand for service to carrier in the form of a SMS to the carriers telephone

• Carrier sends acceptance or rejection of the order in the form of reverse SMS

• Planning transport tasks

• Trailer traffic management

• Statistics