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lyreactstochanges.Theresultisthatsafetystockcanbedecreased,leadtimes
shortenedanddeliverytimesdeterminedfurtherinadvance.
Thedevelopmentoftechnologiesisconstantandtheimplementationofsystems
iscostlybutnecessarytocompeteinthemarket.Nowadays,informationsystems
areusedasdecision-andplanningsupportofasupplychainandarebecoming
morecomplex.Throughtheirdeployment,thetransparencyalongthematerialflow
shouldbeimproved.Furthermore,thesesystemsshouldenablequickdemandfore-
castsandplanning,aswellasprocesscontrollingandexceptionalhandling.
2.3.Transparencyneedsinthematerialhandlingprocessalongthe
supplychainexecution
Thetransparencyinthesupplychainexecutionhashighpriorityforproducers.
Especiallycompaniesintheproductionandtransporthandlinghaveahighdemand
inknowingdetailsofincominggoods,changesinplannedprocesses,forecastin-
formationofsuppliers,feedbackofcustomersandexactdetailsoncurrentstatuses
oftrucksoftheircontractedtransportserviceproviders.Tomanageallthisinfor-
mationinonesystem,therehasbeenadisadvantageofallpresentproprietaryIT-
Systems.Thecentralproblemslaidinmediabreaksthatarisewhenvarioussoft-
waresolutionsshallcollaboratebutarenotactuallyabletodoso.Reasonsmaybe
theirdiversityinadvancement,structure,licensingagreementswithdevelopers,
specialrequirementsofthecompanyandsoforth.
Manystepsinpastadministrationprocessesneedtobehandledmanuallywhere
alotofinformationapparentlygetsstuck.Email,faxandthetelephonearethe
mosttrustedandworldwideestablishedtechnologiesbridgingmediagaps.Thus,
onlyatechnologicalinnovationthatfulfilstherequirementtobeopen,easytobe
integratedwithpresentsystems,beneficialtoallsupplychainpartnersandconven-
ienttoimplement,hasenoughpotentialtoclosetheinformationgaps.
Inthedeliveryprocess,technologicalachievementshavebeeninvented,that
boostedthetransparencyinthedeliveryprocessandcustomervalue,likewise.One
technologyisthetrackingandtracingofvehiclesand/orprocesses.Onlytwodec-
adesago,theGlobalPositioningSystemwasmadeavailableforpublicuseandena-
bledin-carnavigationandthetrackingofvehicles.Navigationsystemshavebecome
cheap,standardequipmentinprivateandcommercialvehiclesenableanefficient
routing,tracking,tracingforcarriersandspawnahigherleveloftransparency.
2.4.Livetrackingofindividualloadsascontrollingtooltowards
deliveryefficiency
Althoughagreatleapforwardhasbeenachievedandvehicletrackingisacur-
rentstandard,thereisstillalackofrealtimeordertracking.Livetrackingisan
upcomingfeaturethatcanbedonewithconventionaltrackingdeviceslikeGPS
