Application of IT in L&SCM

8/3/2019 Application of IT in L&SCM

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Application of IT in L&SCM

Prof: Sham Choughule


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Importance of Information

The vary essence of SCM is effective

information and material flows through out

the network of Inbound & out bound

logistics

This (e-SCM) can help to improve

productivity Reduce cost and efficient

customer service

This is one of the driver of SCM


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Inbound & Out Bound logistics

Factory

Supplier

TransportWholesaler

Retailer

Inbound Logistics

Out bound logistics

Import of Raw material Export of Finish product

End user

India

Information flows is required from start to end in Logistics/SCM


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Logistics & IT

Logistic efficiency and effective supply

chain management gives you a

competitive advantage by delivering both

cost reduction and service enhancement

IT helps to achieve above


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Production side

How many raw material available

When it will be shipped ?

Inventory in transit Inventory available at factory

Without this information, factory manager

unable to prepare production plan


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Marketing side

Manager should know

Customers requirement /wants

How much inventory is available in stock

When finish product will move from factory

What is transit time?

Without this information he cannot make his plan

and give response to customer He also cannot make his marketing strategy


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Importance of information

Information flows make the SCM visible toManager enable to take him appropriatedecision

Data and analysis regarding inventory transportation facilities-throughout SCMallows SCM to become more efficient andmore responsive

Therefore, this is one of effective driver ofSCM


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Characteristics of information

Information must be accurate

Information must be accessible in timely

manner

Information must be in right form

Example data

Walmart has been not pioneer only togather information but also to analysis it to

make good SCM


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I T & Logistics

Today integrating logistics into corporate

strategy is widely recognized as a means

to reducing costs, entering markets and

creating customer service,

The I T is one of the tool of efficient

logistics/SCM


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IT Tools in logistics

e-procurement

Andhra Pradesh Trading Corporation

Northern railway http//www.nrels.com Now many companies uses IT solution for

procurement on line

Example Global tender of MMTC or STC


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I T in Transport

VTS Vechicle tracing system GPS Global Positioning System for road transport

Reliance Logistics is using this system to monitor their 2500

trucks for door to door service

RIFD Radio Frequency Identification Railway is planning to use this to trace their wagon or

container distress enroute

Indian railway is planning to spend INR 5000crore for IT in rail transport


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RFID & Logistics

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

tagging is now mandated by the

department of defense and many of the

world's largest retailers including Wal-Mart. In order to stay competitive, more

than 200,000 manufacturers and suppliers

must develop strategies for integratingRFID technologies into their supply

chains.


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I T in Shipping

Every shipping company use their websitefor container tracking

Container can trace at any stage in

movement Documents to be prepared on line

Example WAN HAI LINE Mearsk line FOIS freight operations information

system


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I T in port

VTMS-Vessels Traffic Management

System

CTMS cargo Traffic Management system

Web based container tracking system

Example JNPT


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I T in Customs

EDI System

www.icegate.org

>Filing shipping bill from office >filing bill of Entry

All documentation based on website
http://www.icegate.org/http://www.icegate.org/


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IT Tools

Internet

Mobile SMS container tracking

ERP SAP

SCM software

Study of Fleet Management System Oftrackon


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