• 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