Logistics & Supply Chain

Management

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Contents
CHAPTER ONE THE INTRODUCTION OF LOGISTICS..................
CHAPER TWO PROCUREMENT...........................................................
CHAPTER THREE MARKETING..........................................................
CHAPTER FOUR LOGISTICS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
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CHAPTER FIVE TRANSPORTATION.................................................
CHAPTER SIX WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT................................
CHAPTER SEVEN STOCK CONTROL...............................................
CHAPTER EIGHT LOGISTIC DECISION-MAKING........................
CHAPTER NINE LOGISTICS/SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT
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CHAPTER TEN MARKET ECONOMY SOLUTIONS.......................
CHAPTER ELEVEN NETWORK ECONOMY SOLUTIONS OF
SCM..............................................................................................................
CHAPTER TWELVE SELECTING SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTION
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN INTERNATIONAL TRADE.........................
CHAPTER FOURTEEN LOGISTICS BEST PRACTICES.................
CHAPTER FIFTEEN BEST PRACTICES COMPANIES IN SCM
ACTION......................................................................................................

Chapter Four Logistics Information Management

.Please choose the best answer from the four choices:
1. The most important task in the implementing of the information system is _____ .
A. a well defined project on management of information system
B. to determine a series of system demands and levels of priority
C. a technique design
D. to produce a completed, operable information management system that can satisfy
operation demands
2. Through________, can the functions of transport route model, the shortest route model, and
internet logistics model be realized.
A.GIS
B.GPS
C.EDI
D.RF

3. What do we name the system which the enterprises use to carry out the operation of ordering
and order information exchanges on-line through communication net and terminal equipment?
A. electronic order system
B. artificial intelligence system
C. automatic picking system
D. experts system
4. The factor that needs not to be considered in the informational planning is _______.
A. improving logistics service level
B. the competition index of the information system
C. the market purpose to support the enterprise
D. a good informational planning
5. In the designing of information system, _______ does not belong to the factors in the process of
designing.
A. orientation of the function of the system
B. design of the system
C. editing of the system
D. debugging of the system
6. The routine management of contracts, bills, report forms, etc. belongs to the _______ level of
logistics information system.
A. data
B. function
C. application
D. planning
7. The electronic method of transporting the logistics enterprise business document from one
computer to another according to a universally recognized standard is ________.
A. EDI technology
B. EOS system
C.GPS system
D.GIS system
8 Logistics enterprise information technology does not include ______.
A. management flexibility
B. virtual management
C. systemized study
D. rigidization of manufacture
9. EDI information system belongs to ________.
A. information technology in management and manufacture (microcosmic logistics) process
B. information technology in management
C. information technology in circulation process
D. information technology in organization structure
10. Logistics information has lots of functions, which of them focus mainly on the determination
of application, the identification of management personnel, and analysis of logistics strategy?
A. management control function
B. strategic planning function
C. decision-making analysis function
D. operation control function

II. Multiple choices:

1. A perfect logistics information system includes the following levels:

A. business
B. management
C. decision making
D. operation
2. The conditions for the operation of POS system are:
A. bar code of the products
B. the introduction of EDI
C. increment network
D. the establishment of a products data base
3. The functions of an integrated logistics information system include: customer relation
management, financial management and settlement, and _______.
A. warehouse management
B. distribution management
C. procurement management
D. logistics analysis
4. Modern logistics information techniques include:
A. EDI
B. EPR
C. GPS
D. GIS
5. The functions of logistics information system include:
A. management and control
B. decision-making analysis
C. strategy planning
D. business control
6. According to the functions of information, logistics information can be divided into:
A. planning
B. control and operation
C. statistics and supporting
D. manufacture
7. According to functioning levels, the logistics standardization system of our country can be
divided into____.
A. the highest level standard
B. basic standard
C. business standard
D. related technology standard
8. The design of logistics information system can be divided into the following stages:
A. system analysis
B. system design
C. system programming
D. system debugging
9. Which of the following belong to the overall planning of an information system?
A. defining management target
B. defining management functions

C. defining data categories

D. defining information structure
10. The exploitation of an information system includes the following process:
A. system survey
B. system logic design
C. system operation
D. system maintenance and evaluation
11. Which of the following belong to the logistics information system analysis?
A. analysis of logistics business condition
B. analysis of logistics management system purposes
C. analysis of information system profits
D. analysis of the system functions

.Translation
1. The timing and quality of the information affects the quality of decision-making. Good
information enables good decisions to be made. Inadequate or incorrect information leads to
poor decisions.
2. Proposed changes to operations and networks can be modeled so that the effects can be
assessed and then decisions taken. For example, a company may wish to change the way it
schedules its vehicle operations. They can then model many alternative routes. These are then
assessed and decisions are taken on any changes that are to be made to the current network.
3. Production and manufacturing is constantly under pressure to deliver shorter production runs
with more variation in products range. As production cycles are reduced to create first to
market positions, they can also reduce costs whilst increasing product value. Information is
the lifeline to enable this to happen.

4. EPOS data is sent via EDI to the retailers regional warehouses and to their Headquarters.
This triggers replenishment from retailers stock and triggers replenishment from the
manufacturers stock to the retailers warehouse. Shorter lead times and lower stock
levels result.
5. There is still a big gap between Chinese manufacturers and transportation storage companies
and large international enterprises in operation scale, technological ability and financial
strength. If we repeat what the west countries had done in the past, we would not be able to
catch up with them in construction of our logistics information system. Yet the birth and swift
development of Internet gives us a short cut. The modernization of Chinese logistic would
inevitably be connected with Internet technology.