Reverse logistics is a modern field of consideration, research and study, providing helpful information on the operation of the closed-loop supply chain. Although the starting point of this field is traced back to the early 90’s, no standard method has been suggested, neither prevailed. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new approach on the study of reverse logistics. It is actually a ...

In the new E-commerce environment, it is necessary to evaluate the service capability of logistics enterprises. To this end, this paper deals with a new quantitative approach to the service capability evaluation of third party logistics enterprises. Firstly, based on the GQM (Goal Question Metric), a set of service capability evaluation index system of logistics enterprises is proposed. Secondl...

This paper contributes to the development of a novel paradigm in logistics, i.e. self-organising logistics system (SoLS). A SoLS can be considered as a logistics system that can function without significant intervention by human, and without central control by software. It is functioning based on contextual local interactions. By such definition, SoLS could be a powerful solution to manage nowa...

The purpose of this paper is to present an applicable approach for the valuation of in-plant logistics efficiency. Therefore, we developed a time-based efficiency concept that considers all relevant time losses when executing production logistics processes. The occurring delays are captured in real-time using modern auto-ID-technologies. For the valuation and improvement of in-plant logistics e...

As logistics system becomes more complex, identifying and tracking a certain product or pallet in the whole process based on RFID in a real-time manner has played an important role. This study is focusing on identification, locating, tracking and dynamic management on logistics by using RFID technology. Firstly, an innovative scheme for the identification of an individual physical object throug...

A transportation and logistics domain belongs to complex problems domains because there are many geographically distributed companies who may enter or leave the system at any time. Analysis of the great number of publications reveals that although traditional mathematical modelling and simulation techniques still dominate, new approaches start to appear. Agent technologies and multiagent system...

Through the research of the demand of the ERP information system of Ningbo Dafa Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd which is the leading enterprise in the regenerated textile chemical fiber industry, in this article, we put forward the solution project of the integrated logistics information system based on barcode acquisition technology and ERP system, discussed the logistics information processing flow a...

The purpose of this paper is to present an applicable approach for the valuation of in-plant logistics efficiency. Therefore, we developed a time-based efficiency concept that considers all relevant time losses when executing production logistics processes. The occurring delays are captured in real-time using modern auto-ID-technologies. For the valuation and improvement of in-plant logistics e...

Through the analysis of logistics capability of the supply chain in manufacturing enterprise, this study has established an evaluation system of logistics capability of the supply chain from four aspects. Rough sets theory is used to attribute importance to determine weights of the subspace dimension indicators and the membership function in fuzzy theory is used to determine the indicators of t...

With the increased complexity and uncertainty in business operations, adaptive and collaborative business processes and exception management (EM) are gaining growing attention. In the logistics industry, the current logistics exceptions are managed using human resources together with the traditional workflow technology-based supply-chain management or other logistics tools. The traditional work...