Utilizing logistics Information Management System in logistic companies

Abstract

Great advancement occurring in technology and information flow has already made myriads of changes in all industries of the world economy especially in logistics and supply chain sector. Some said this is a result of true contemporary globalization happening in the world while others think huge increasing demand in service and manufacturing have brought all these changes. Simultaneously, In the moment of fast development of information, with the widely-use of computers, the advancement in science and technology, and the continuous growth of IT techs and business, programming of information flow has become a real trend in world economy, nowadays. A fast data transfer can be taken a fruit of information technology in supply chain management eventually resulting in increased cooperation. Information technology helps to reconstruct the entire business system set up to achieve higher service levels and lower inventory and lower supply chain costs. So, establishing a logistics management information system is an important means for all logistic companies to improve their logistics efficiency. This article focuses the role of programming of information flow in logistic sector.