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Unit 14: International Production and Logistics Management
14.4.4 similarities and Differences between Domestics and Global supply notes
chain management
There are a lot of differences between domestics and global supply chain management. The
following sections will cover them.
similarities between Domestic and Global supply chain management
Though the concept of supply chain management is same at the domestic and international level,
when it comes to practice few similarities and differences are there. The similarities are:
l z Conceptual framework
l z Involve the movement and storage of products
l z Role of information
l z Quality monitoring
l z Economic and safety regulations
Differences between Domestic and Global supply chain management
The differences between domestic and global supply chain management are:
l z Distance
l z Language
l z Cultural differences
l z Currency
l z Political stability
l z Infrastructure
14.4.5 information technology and international logistics
The Logistics Information System (LIS) is made up of the following information systems:
l z Sales Information System [Ext.]
l z Purchasing Information System [Ext.]
l z Inventory Controlling [Ext.]
l z Shop Floor Information System [Ext.]
l z Plant Maintenance Information System [Ext.]
l z Quality Management Information System [Ext.]
l z Retail Information System (RIS) [Ext.]
l z Transport Information System (TIS) [Ext.]
The information systems that belong to LIS have a modular structure, yet have a variety of
techniques that allow you to evaluate data. This type of structure also allows the individual
information systems to retain their special features.
The Logistics Information System allows you not only to evaluate actual data, but also to
create planning data. The information systems provide easy-to-use planning functions that are
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