The biggest concern of distribution manager is to track movement of materials. The presentation on Use of Technologies in Logistics talks about technologies that can be helpful to organizations. GPS, Swipe Cards, Bar Codes, RFID are some of the technologies that are mentioned in the presentation brought to you by Welingkar’s Distance Learning Division. For more such innovative content on management studies, join WeSchool PGDM-DLP Program: http://bit.ly/DistMang Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/welearnindia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeLearnIndia Read our latest blog at: http://welearnindia.wordpress.com Subscribe to our Slideshare Channel: http://www.slideshare.net/welingkarDLP

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CHAPTER-12
Use of Technologies in Logistics
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2. Concern of Distribution Manager
• Fate of a consignment after it has left base
and the scheduled time of arrival
• Follow up with the transport agents
• Distribution manager needs technology to
track the cargo
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3. Global Positioning System-GPS
• It is a mobile vehicle tracking system modular
in design having two parts a mobile vehicle
unit and a fixed base station the mobile
vehicle unit attached to the vehicle will have a
GPS module through which the vehicle’s
position will be monitored via satellite and
GSM technology will be used to transmit that
information to the base station
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4. Global Positioning System-GPS
• The fixed base station will have a GSM module
and a web serve.
• The base station allows the client to view his
vehicle on a geographic map.
• Multilayer in-depth maps of cities are also
available and position of the vehicle is
displayed one these maps
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5. Swipe Cards
• Swipe card is similar to credit card in physical nature
• Driver required to swipe card at pre determined
specified kiosks
• On swiping a slips gets generated which the driver is
supposed to retain as proof of reporting
• The venture has established network over 200 swipe
station on major national and state highways at
intervals of app 150 to 200 kms.
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6. Swipe Cards
• The data is made available on a web site
which cab be accessed by registered users
• Maruti Udyod Ltd, Hero Honda, Samsung
are some of the large companies who are
subscribers to this project.
• The cost is lower at app. Rs. 1500 per
month
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7. Bar Codes
• Bar Coe gives information of the batch
number, date and time of manufacture,
source and similar other details
• Bar code scanners are used for reading bar
codes
• The can scan the bard codes, decode the
information and transmit the same to a
computer.
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8. Bar Codes
• At factor exists, store exits as well as entry
points, fixed mount scanner can be placed.
• Handheld scanners cab be used when
picking materials for deliveries to upgrade
records.
• Oldest packed first out inventory
management cab be will managed through
this
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9. Radio Frequency Identification-RFID
• Three part technology, comprising a reader, a
Trans receiver with a decoder, and a
transponder (rf tag)
• Is a wireless system
• The reader emits a radio signal, that activate
the tag and reads and writes data to it.
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10. Radio Frequency Identification-RFID
• As products are shipped, received or stored the
information encoded on a bar code like tag cab be
read and received by the reader which is attached to
a computer.
• RFID us an electronic product code (EPC) which is an
unique number that identifies a specific item in the
supply chain.
• Wail-Mart is deploying RFID in its stores
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11. Operational issues with supply chain
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Quantity of goods to be produced
When to produce
When to ship
What is the location of the current inventory
and by deploying RFID the manufacturing
process can move from just in time production
to real time production
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12. Future of RFID
• Great use potential in pharmaceutical
industry
• Less customer waiting at retail counter
• Pantaloons, and shoppers stop have started
pilot projects to test the concept
• Infosys, Wipro, are also gearing up to meet
the needs with system support initiatives.
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13. Summary
• Biggest concern of distribution manager is to
track movement of materials
• GPS, Swipe Cards, Bar Codes, RFID are the
technologies which are very useful
• RFID is having great use potential
Ch-12 Use of Technology in Logistics