DocumentCode :
502699
Title :
Research on Chinese logistics company challenge
Author :
Xin, Chen
Author_Institution :
Guangdong Univ. of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China
Volume :
2
fYear :
2009
fDate :
8-9 Aug. 2009
Firstpage :
391
Lastpage :
394
Abstract :
The rapid development of mobile commerce (m-commerce) has profound influence on logistics industry. This article draws a conclusion that main m-commerce applications in logistics industry include cargo tracking, mobile inventory management, vehicle positioning. Then, we think traditional logistics has entered the stage of electronic commerce logistics and is turning into the stage of m-commerce logistics gradually after analyzing relation between m-commerce and logistics. At the same time, this article is to review companies´ internationalisation procedures from a logistics perspective, find out challenges of setting up international logistics networks and problems logistics managers must face when entering specific markets.
Keywords :
electronic commerce; goods distribution; logistics; China; cargo tracking; electronic commerce; logistics company; m-commerce; mobile commerce; mobile inventory management; vehicle positioning; Assembly; Business; Communication industry; Computer industry; Costs; Dispatching; Logistics; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Vehicles; application; challenges; international logistics; logistics industry; mobile commerce;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computing, Communication, Control, and Management, 2009. CCCM 2009. ISECS International Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
Sanya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4247-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CCCM.2009.5267451
Filename :
5267451
Link To Document :
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