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
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