物流专业英语 教学课件 作者 王风丽 9-Chapter Nine.ppt

Logistics English 物流专业英语 主 编 王风丽 副主编 唐曌曦 王晓阔 Module Two  Professional English of Logistics Chapter Nine Logistics Information Management Chapter Nine Logistics Information Management Objectives Chapter Eight International Freight Forwarding Focus on The definition and function of information management Information technology and tools Bar code and pick-to-light Information logistics (IL), as a section , deals with the flow of information within an organizational unit or between any number of organizations that in turn form a value creating network. 9.1 General Introduction to Information Logistics 9.1.1 Definition Information Logistics (IL) can be defined as "managing and controlling information handling processes optimally with respect to time (flow time and capacity), storage, distribution and presentation in such a way that it contributes to company resulting in concurrence with the costs of capturing (creation, searching, maintenance etc)." 9.1.2 Goal The goal of Information Logistics is to deliver the right information product, consisting of the right Information Element, in the right format, at the right place at the right time for the right people and all this is customer demand driven. 9.1.3 Methods for achieving the goal are: the analysis of the information demand intelligent information storage the optimization of the flow of information securing technical and organizational flexibility Information Logistics focuses on information. Information means in a general sense everything that adds knowledge and thus reduces ignorance or lack of precision. In stricter sense information becomes information only to those who can interpret it. Interpreting information will provide knowledge. 9.1.4 The power of logistics data The heart of every supply chain is a primary logistics system and a series of ancillary