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e-Coordinates of Contemporary Logistics
e-Coordinates of Contemporary Logistics

Author(s): Victor Teleaşă
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Social Informatics, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Socio-Economic Research, Transport / Logistics
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: logistics system; e-logistics; e-purchasing; e-transportation; e-fulfillment; third-party logistics; web-sites; customers; suppliers;

Summary/Abstract: Today’s the enterprises make their web-sites a place where customers will not only get detailed information about the services offers, but also where they can conduct business with the suppliers. The web-sites can provide a universal, self-service system for customers. Logistics managers can order any service and access the information they need to coordination the materials and products flows exclusively online. Thus, information technology and communication give logistics systems more flexibility in managing the increasingly complex and various movements of products and information between enterprises partners. E-logistics helps enterprises deliver better services to their customers, accelerates the insertion of the technologically progress in their critical activities, and lowers their operating costs. The Internet allows customers to access the information, place delivery orders, track shipments and pay the invoices. E-logistics functions are taking enterprises a great step forward by providing customers with a faster and easier way to do collaborate with them.

  • Issue Year: 10/2009
  • Issue No: S2
  • Page Range: 1021-1027
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English