Business knowledge basics and Principles often involved in logistics software (I)

I changed my job last year and thought about how to go before I changed my job. However, my goal and struggle direction were always vague. An occasional opportunity gave me the chance to embark on the logistics industry. Generally, to develop a software program, you must have a good understanding of the business involved in the software. But at the beginning, I really don't know the specific differences and influences between various services, this is also the motivation for my efforts.

In the process of development, I gradually learned a lot, and these are just the fur of the logistics software business. The tedious and complex business involved in logistics, the great expansion of business, exceeds my expectation, is truly a world of endless changes, the biggest difficulty is that the country has not yet provided a specific standards and specifications for the logistics industry, which improves the complexity of the development of logistics software, unlike the transparent and mature financial software, A yonyou, A Kingdee, is representative enough. At the same time, with the constant development and growth of the national economy, the demand for this aspect has also increased exponentially. domestic logistics is just getting started, and an upward trend has emerged. However, due to the fact that there were too many debts in this aspect, the national logistics industry is still relatively backward, with high logistics costs and long operation cycle. This is a consensus in the industry.

China's logistics level is far below that of Japan and the United States, but now China has realized the importance of developing the logistics industry. Through some national development strategies and revitalization plans, I believe that the logistics industry is not far from spring. For these reasons, I have gradually become fond of this industry. Although I am faced with many difficulties, at least I have made a detailed and reasonable plan for myself, that is -- (devoted to the development of logistics software, making a little contribution to China's logistics software). It may be empty for me to say this sentence, however, time and effort will prove everything in the future, proving that I can say this and I can say this.

Below I will summarize the business knowledge that I often face during my development process to facilitate better learning in the future. At this stage, I do not know enough. I hope that people of insight can sacrifice their personal time and provide me with help and suggestions. Your help is an affirmation of my goal in this direction, it's my motivation. Thank you!(Note: This article will be updated from time to time, and I will record the accumulation and recording of 1.1 drops I have learned and learned)

I am engaged in the development of the TMS (Transport Management System) system,During development, you must first have an understanding of some basic business areas, such as pre-orders, consignment tickets, scheduling tickets, Operation Tickets, outsourced/dispatched vehicles, and settlement. I will introduce them one by one. Some of them are the summaries of our predecessors and my personal experience.

Let's take a look at the basic business process of the transportation system and have a preliminary understanding of the system from a macro perspective:

 

Let's talk about the basic process.Pre-order:

Flowchart:

 

Business Description: a pre-order is a notification sent to the shipping customer when the shipping party needs to provide the on-site pick-up capability. The notification methods include telephone, fax, e-mail, and software system, it is also called the Delivery Plan, delivery notice, shipment plan, return and Exchange Notice. Some of the notification information in the pre-order (goods quantity, etc.) is uncertain. After the pre-order is generated, after the vehicle is dispatched, the vehicle is loaded at the loading address, and a consignment ticket is issued, the pre-order is then converted into a complete consignment ticket according to the content of the consignment ticket.

The abstraction is actually an appointment notification, which is relatively independent and simple in terms of business processes and relevance compared with several other documents, such as consignment orders and work orders. I will not discuss it more. If you have any questions, let's discuss it together. NextArticleI will introduce a very important part of the transportation system business: The consignment ticket. Coming soon!