Logistics? Hearing a new term popping out of Zhang Lan's mouth, what does Yang Zhi mean? ”

This word seems to have been heard a lot recently, but Yang Zhi really doesn't understand what it means. > but in Yang Zhi's heart, logistics literally understands, isn't it the flow of materials, and the current team is doing the same thing, transporting the company's products from one place to another? Isn't it just the same as the work done by your own team, it's just a better name, and it belongs to the kind that changes the soup but not the medicine, so I didn't pay much attention to it.

"Logistics is actually the physical flow process of goods from the place of supply to the place of acceptance, in this process, according to the actual needs, the transportation, storage, loading and unloading, handling, packaging, circulation processing, distribution, information processing and other basic functions to achieve an organic combination." Zhang Lan explained to her mother the internationally recognized concept of logistics, "It can also be said to be the process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient (high efficiency and high efficiency) forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services and related information between the source and the consumption point in order to meet the needs of customers." ”

"It doesn't sound like it's any different from the work of our team," Yang Zhi looked disappointed when she heard Zhang Lan say this: she thought that the thing her son made this time was a good thing, but it turned out that the things she knew had not changed at all.

"There's a big difference," Alice smiled, explaining to Yang Zhi, "The management of our company's current fleet is just for us to let us know what these cars are doing today and what they are likely to do tomorrow through their reports, and even completely adjust according to our own needs, as for whether these cars are going according to our plan on the road, no one is sure, in this regard, we are relatively passive in receiving information." But the real logistics is not so simple, from our company's goods from the warehouse to start moving, the whole process of transportation, storage, loading and unloading, handling, packaging, circulation processing, distribution, information processing are out of our monitoring scope, in other words, where these cars are now, are under our control. ”

After a pause, Alice added, "Of course, this requires the help of some high-tech means, such as the real-time tracking function of the vehicle based on the global positioning system, the real-time exchange of information, etc., which needs to be achieved with the help of the Internet and our satellite communication network." In other words, everything is in our hands. ”

"It must be with the help of the GPS global satellite positioning system of the United States," Zhang Lan added, "as long as the GPS global satellite positioning system is installed on each car, through some technical transformation, and a shooting function is installed, we can use this system to know where each vehicle of our company is now, whether it is on the company's specified operating line, and can mobilize idle transportation resources in real time." If there is any temporary task, you can mobilize nearby vehicles to achieve the maximum utilization of transportation resources, and finally achieve a goal: to save costs. In this regard, Wal-Mart, the world's largest retail giant, has done a very good job, they are using their own satellite network communication system and the United States GPS global satellite positioning system to monitor the products sold by their own group in an all-round way, from the situation of the manufacturer to the sales and inventory of each of their branches, through such a set of logistics system, Wal-Mart can understand clearly. ”

"Is it that complicated?" Hearing Zhang Lan and Alice talk for a long time, they need to use the GPS global satellite positioning system of the United States, the Internet, and their own company's satellite communication network, not only Yang Zhi, but even Zhang Zongjun's mouth opened wide.

"In fact, modern logistics is more complicated than what we just said," Xiao Chenxi said, "and I've been working on this issue recently. Modern logistics not only considers the distribution of goods from production to consumption, but also considers the procurement of raw materials from suppliers to production, as well as the transportation, storage and information of production itself in the process of product manufacturing, so as to comprehensively and comprehensively improve the economic benefits and operational efficiency of their own companies. Therefore, modern logistics can be said to be a strategic measure to meet the needs of consumers and unify the market conditions such as manufacturing, transportation and sales. However, from this point of view, this has a further meaning in depth and breadth compared with the traditional concept of just looking at logistics as transportation or "logistics support system" and "acting as a bridge in sales activities". Moreover, with the gradual rise of e-commerce, I believe that e-commerce will be closely integrated with traditional logistics, and a new logistics and transportation mode will emerge. ”

"Oh my God!" Yang Zhi can only express his amazement with these words: These things, he has never been

Pass. It turns out that the process of transporting goods is so complicated.

"My sister is true." Zhang Lan nodded. "With the continuous development of network technology and the rise of e-commerce. It is almost inevitable that e-commerce will be closely integrated with logistics. I read a book the other day. Introduced above. Modern logistics is the unification of logistics, information flow, capital flow and talent flow; E-commerce logistics is a combination of informatization, automation, networking, intelligence and flexibility; Standardization of logistics facilities and product packaging locations. The socialization and mutualization of logistics are also new characteristics of the logistics model under e-commerce. As a result, it also brings several new features. It is a customer service center, a processing and repair center, an information processing center and a financial center. ”

"It's complicated!" Zhang Zongjun sighed. "Just listen to these terms that you say. It makes people feel a little dizzy. "I can't help but laugh at myself." I'm not 40 years old. It is said that it is the time when the prime of life is in earnest. How did I hear what you said? Feeling like you're getting old? ”

"There's no rush on this." Xiao Chenxi said. "Dad. A qualified logistics enterprise cannot be built in a day or two. It will take some time to build such an advanced technology platform. In the future, we need to keep adding new things. We have a place for time. You can also learn slowly as you build the ground. He laughed. Actually, strictly speaking. At present, the concept of modern logistics in the world is also in the stage of just exhibition. The concept and technology of the molding site have not yet been determined. Maybe we can set a benchmark for the logistics industry. ”,

"I didn't think of that much." Zhang Zongjun counted with a wry smile. "It's like your mom just said. I think it would be nice if you could reduce the operating costs of the company's local fleet. Although the money is not a lot. But when something goes wrong, it always has to be solved. Otherwise, what if other departments also start to follow them and learn to do tricks? ”

"That's right," Alice nodded, "It's not a matter of more money and less money, it's a matter of principle, just like your old saying that a thousand-mile embankment is destroyed in an anthill, such a thing, even if it's just a small problem of a few hundred dollars, it must be solved, and if there is an unknown problem in the company, it must be traced to the cause and completely solved." ”

"Since we are already planning to establish our own logistics company," Zhang Lan thought for a while, "then this kind of thing should be sooner rather than later, faster than later." Whoever establishes such a modern logistics system combined with e-commerce first will be in a more advantageous position in the next competition. Saying that, he turned his head to look at Xiao Chenxi and Alice, "I think it will take one year to initially build our company's logistics platform, and two years to form a complete and complete logistics network, what do you think of this plan?" ”

"It's a good idea," Xiao Chenxi and Alice nodded, "Cheng, after the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, we will start to operate this matter, well, we need to come up with a specific plan first." ”

"What is the name of our soon-to-be-established logistics company?" Yang Zhi asked.

Well, this is indeed a problem, the quality of a company's name is directly related to the company's image among customers, and the name of their company makes many people feel white, otherwise how can there be so many charlatans who rely on giving people names to see feng shui mixed rice to eat.

"This," Zhang Lan thought for a while, it seems that several major express companies in China have now been established, and they have not given themselves the opportunity to pirate, uh, this logistics company is used internally by their own company, but there is no need to pirate those logistics companies that specialize in sending things to others to live. Thinking like this, the lazy tendon in Zhang Lan's mind popped out again, "Anyway, when the time comes, this logistics company will still belong to a branch of our Alice Group, which is just equivalent to a newly established logistics company of ours, so let's call it Alice Logistics, the logo of the logistics company, I think it is still the logo of our Alice Group, what do you think?" ”

"It's also done," Zhang Zongjun and Yang Zhi thought for a while, although this idea was very lazy, it was not bad! Save time, effort and worry, "That's it." ”

Like the Lantern Festival in previous years, this year's Lantern Festival fireworks show is also jointly organized by Alice Group and the county government, the existence of the Alice Group in the past two years, the county's financial income has increased a lot, and the wallet is very bulging - this is of course, Alice (China) Group's motorcycle and automobile production enterprises are in a small county, and the annual sales revenue has reached tens of billions. The county government will take out a special fund to hold a grand fireworks feast with Alice Group, which is called the Lantern Festival gift for the people of the county!