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Nowadays the development of electronic information and communication
technologies affects all spheres of life. Naturally, it influences
significantly economic life, including logistics. As a result,
nowadays it is possible to speak about electronic logistics
as extremely perspective field for further development.
On researching the problem of electronic logistics, it is
primarily necessary to dwell upon the methods that are traditionally
used in the related researches. Basically, it is possible
to use phone inquiry, face-to-face interviews with companies
implementing electronic logistics in their business. Also
it is possible to interview management consultants and IT
suppliers.
Obviously, nowadays electronic information and communication
technologies are widely used in the field of logistics. As
a rule, it is widely used in buying and selling transactions,
as well as material follow transactions. It is necessary to
point out that logistics services providers use electronic
logistics wider than companies operating in the field of manufacturing
and trade.
In the current a situation, the advantages of electronic logistics
are evident since it creates new operating models that provides
a company with a competitive advantage compared to the companies
using conventional logistics. It also permits to develop efficient
management of larger entities and correct information in constantly
changing market situation.
Nonetheless, it is necessary to emphasize that electronic
logistics is a relatively new field and it makes its first
steps in the contemporary business. In such a situation, certain
obstacles and challenges, the companies implementing electronic
logistics face, are quite natural. Among these obstacles and
challenges may be singled out the following: scarce financial
resources for investments, lack of capabilities of network
parties, lack of standards, challenges in integrating inter-company
information systems.
However, electronic logistics is still quite popular due to
the perspective of business process re-engineering skills,
since it provides the possibility to use technologies to support
business processes.
Thus, electronic logistics is a very perspective field that
needs further research in order to provide better opportunities
to its proper implementing and wide use.
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