Key words:

Logistics information system, structure of the information system, EDI

Chapter objectives:

• To define the task of the logistics information system,
• To explain the structure of the enterprise information system,
• To show the information movement in the network while contract (order) processing,
• To describe the EDI.

Time required to study the chapter: 8 hours

Interpretation:

Tasks of the logistics information system

The task of the logistics information system (LIS) is to provide:

• the right information - necessary and understandablefor users,
• at the right time - to be available for decision-making,
• in the right amount - as many as needed, as little as possible,
• in desired quality - proper, undistorted, sufficiently detailed and immediately applicable,
• in the right place - ready for the recipient (consignee).

Structural changes in society lead to logistics goals varying in various sectors of the economy, but informatics is a common denominator.

Structure of the enterprise information system
The basic functions of the manufacturing enterprise's information systems can be summarized in the following list:

• cataloging / management of dial lists (recording, repairing, deleting, viewing: materials, products, warehouses, packaging and pallets, vehicles, payments, etc.)
• purchase (production / sales plan, supply orders, certificates),
• warehouse management (general warehouses, receipts, claims, returnable packaging, inventory management, ABC analysis, etc.)
• material demand planning (general planning, capacity planning and production management, etc.)
• communication with the external surroundings,
• information system administration (database backup, access rights, system software administration, etc.).

As a matter of fact, individual elements, however, are of lower level – these are especially the systems:

• storage,
• production,
• sorting,
• picking (commissioning),
• etc.

including logistics tools and other components. The information transfer in these systems is conditional upon the sorting the computers and peripherals into networks.

In terms of the range, the networks in the context of the LIS are divided into:

• local - LAN (Lokal Area Network)
• wide- WAN (Wide Area Network).

Communication in supply - EDI  

Study materials:

Basic literature:
JEŘÁBEK, Karel. Logistika: study support for combined study. 1. ed. České Budějovice: Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, 2012. 96p. ISBN 978-80-7468-016-8.
FIALA, P. Dynamické dodavatelské sítě. Prague: Professional Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7431-023-2.

Recommended study materials:
BAZALA, J. et al. Logistika v praxi. Prague: Verlag Dashöfer, 2004. ISBN 80-86229-71-8. 

Questions and tasks

1. The task of the logistics information system (LIS) is:
   1. warehouse management, material demand planning and system study
   2. to provide the right information, at the right time, in the right amount, in desired quality, in the right place
   3. production, storage and supply
2. The basic functions of the manufacturing enterprise's information system do not include:
   1. securing the production equipment
   2. warehouse management
   3. communication with the external surroundings
3. In terms of the range, the networks are divided into:
   1. picking and server
   2. local and wide
   3. server a storage network
4. the automatic transmission of messages formatted according to a given standard among business partner application systems is referred to as:
   1. WAN
   2. JIT
   3. EDI

Key to solve the questions:

1. b
2. a
3. b
4. c