Development of a supplier and purchase order management product/service under the 4PL logistics concept: a case study
Diogo Merguizo de Vasconcelos, Paulo Carlos Kaminski
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/pmd.2013.021
Product, vol.11, n2, p.125-135, 2013
Abstract
Supply chain starts with a demand arisen and ends with material transport and delivery at its final destination. With this in mind, most of manufacturing, processors or distribution companies of consumer goods, spare parts and components for production, processing and finished goods, within national or international markets, may not have information and control over its supply chain performance. This article presents concept and logistics models evolution, purchase order and international supplier management, control tower and its logistics information systems. This also presents a real process implementation for a global high tech manufacturer company.
Keywords
logistics, purchase order, supplier, control tower, information systems, transport