Intelligent Logistics Management Boosts Efficiency For the purpose of effective management, cost reduction and fast delivery, logistics systems should integrate all information, automation and networking into system applications. Advantech provides all products and services needed to provide more transparent and intelligent management systems for the logistics supply chain. By Sharlene Yu and Pictures from Fotolia Interview with Van Lin, Director of Advantech iService Business Group
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ogistics is now a huge business, both mature yet complex. According to a definition from the logistics management association: “Logistics is the physical distribution of objects, whereby it integrates multiple functional activities, including transportation, storage, load and discharge, packaging, distribution, processing and information. And through management processes, it creates value and satisfies the requirements of both customers and society.� Over the whole supply chain, there are many companies capable of providing raw materials, semi and finished products and services, and several operational requirements such as information flow and capital flow, which means logistics has become a multifaceted and complicated business. So, to achieve
effective management, cost reduction and fast delivery, it is a necessary to integrate information, automation and networking into logistics, or even develop it further as an intelligent management component through the Internet of Things (IoT). Vehicles are the Key Carriers Van Lin, the Director of Advantech iService Business Group, indicates that it is the most important and basic element of a logistics system to promote efficiency and reduce cost. Intelligent logistics management should make the most of information collected from multiple sources to achieve real-time and effective monitoring. This way, suppliers can provide faster services for customers with