1. The evolution of information technology in the service of business
Information technology has long supported the logistics operations of companies. The nature of this support has evolved, on the one hand because of new logistical needs and capabilities, due to the increased sophistication of this branch of business management, and on the other hand and above all thanks to the explosion in IT performance.
1.1 Inexorable cost reduction and ever-increasing hardware performance
Like any new technology, computer hardware has been enhanced by multiple innovations. What characterizes the revolution in basic computer technologies is the speed, both of performance improvements, and the speed with which information technologies have been adopted by businesses and consumers alike. And it looks as if this is continuing to accelerate......
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Bibliography
Software tools
There is a huge range of software packages available in this field. Consulting firms such as the following can provide further information on the range of logistics packages on offer.
Gartner
http://www.gartner.com/technology/home.jsp
Ardent
Websites
Supply Chain Digest
http://www.scdigest.com/ (page consulted on June 23, 2017)
Supply Chain Management Review
http://www.scmr.com/ (page consulted on August 21, 2017)
IACCM International Association...
Standards and norms
The ECCMA association has identified four types of "Master Data", under the ISO 22745 data quality standard. This standard makes it possible to draw the tree structure of suppliers' financial interests, as well as the technical specifications of each part, in order to identify functional equivalences.
When – ISO 8601 specifies the time and date in a non-ambiguous way, because some countries...
Events
ASLOG Congress – Association Française Supply Chain et Logistique.
https://www.aslog.org/fr/index.php
EyeForTransport Congress
RILA Conference – Retail Industry Leaders of America
Directory
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
ASCM – the Association for Supply Chain Management, formerly APICS – the American Production and Inventory Control Society
http://www.apics.org/ (viewed August 21, 2017)
ASLOG – Association Française Supply Chain et Logistique,...
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