CHAPTER 6: INFORMATION NETWORKS

I INFORMATION SYSTEMS FUNCTIONALITY
  1. STRATEGIC PLANNING → THE TOP MANAGER MAKE THE DECISION TO ACHIEVE TARGET TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE PRODUCTS
  2. DECISION ANALYSIS → MAKE THE ANALYSIS OR ANALYSES THE DECISION THAT   MADE BY THE TOP MANAGER
  3. MANAGEMENT CONTROL→ SUPERVISOR CONTROL THE WORK PROCESS TO BE     DONE
  4. TRANSACTION SYSTEMS→ THE WORKERS MUST BE MORE THAN THE MANAGER     BECAUSE IT WILL SAVE THE TIME AND MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENLY
 COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM INTEGRATION
  1. ENTERPRICE RESOURCE PLANNING 
  2. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
  3. EXECUTION SYSTEMS
  4. PLANNING SYSTEMS
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 
  • ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
EDI DEFINED AS INTERCOMPANY COMPUTER TO COMPUTER EXCHANGE OF BUSINESS DOCUMENTS IN STANDARD FORMATS FACILITATE HIGH VOLUME TRANSACTION. EDI ABLE TO INCREASED INTERNAL PRODUCTIVITY, IMPROVED CHANNEL RELATIONSHIPS, INCREASED ABILITY TO COMPETE INTERNATIONALLY AND DECREASED OPERATING COSTS

  • SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY
SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS WIDE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SUCH AS A REGION OR EVEN THE WORLD. IT PROVIDES FAST AND HIGH VOLUME CHANNEL INFORMATION MOVEMENR AROUND THE GLOBE.




  • RADIO FREQUENCY EXCHANGE
RFDC TECHNOLOGY IS USED WITHIN RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS SUCH AS DISTRIBUTION CENTER TO FACILITATE TWO WAY INFORMATION EXCHANGE. ADVANCE RFDC CAPABILITIES IN THE FORM OF TWO WAY VOICE COMMUNICATION ARE FINDING THEIR WAY INTO LOGISTICS WAREHOUSE APPLICATIONS. RFID PLACES A CODED ELECTRONIC CHIP IN THE CONTAINER OR BOX. AS THE CONTAINER OR BOX MOVES THROUGH THE SUPPLY CHAIN, IT CAN BE SCANNED FOR AN IDENTIFYING CODE OR EVEN FOR THE LISR OF CONTENTS


  • BAR CODING AND SCANNING 
AUTO IDENTIFICATION (ID) SYSTEMS SUCH AS BAR CODING AND ELECTRONIC SCANNING WERE DEVELOPED TO FACILITATE LOGISTICS INFORMATION AND EXCHANGE. BAR CODING IS THE LACEMENT OF COMPUTER READABLE CODES ON ITEMS, CARTONS, CONTAINER, PALLETS AND EVEN RAIL CARS. 

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