Construction scheme of third party logistics service platform

Background】

The so-called third party logistics (English for Third-party Antananarivo, abbreviation 3PL or TPL), also known as Contract logistics (Contractlogistics) in foreign countries, is the concept of the developed countries in Europe and America since the mid 1980s. The definition of the third party logistics by the national standard "logistics term" is: the business model of logistics service provided by the supplier and the logistics enterprise outside the demand side. Third-party logistics is engaged in modern logistics activities, rather than in the traditional sense of transport, warehousing and so on.

"Business Plan"

From the form of expression, the third party logistics station in the owner's position, to the logistics of shippers to rationalize the design system and system operation and management objectives. Moreover, the third party logistics enterprise does not necessarily maintain the logistics operation ability, in other words, there can be no logistics facilities and transportation, not directly engaged in transportation, custody and other activities, just responsible for logistics system design and logistics system operation responsibility, specific operations can be commissioned by the way by the professional transport, warehousing enterprises to complete. The difference between this business model and the primary model is mainly in the design of logistics system and the outsourcing of some logistics operations (outsourcing). In the middle-level business model, the core competence of the third party logistics enterprise lies in the design of the logistics system, and the part of outsourcing is its non-core business.

Figure I: The third party logistics service chain process diagram

Business Process Description:

Shippers through the telephone to a logistics company for the consignment business, or the arrival of the store for the consignment business; waybill information registered to the logistics system, and according to the workflow definition business process automatically to the next link (a logistics company's freight General dispatch department).

A logistics company's freight General Dispatch department receives the waybill, arranges the internal vehicle transportation to deliver directly to the addressee. Add the vehicle information to the waybill. A logistics company can also transfer the waybill to a transport company carrier. Make sure to send a car or transfer a to a shipping company the business process defined by workflow automatically moves to the next link (a transportation company dispatch department).

? A transportation company Dispatch department receives the waybill, arranges the internal vehicle transportation, adds the vehicle information to this waybill. Additional information after the waybill is submitted, the business process defined by workflow will automatically go to the next link (B Transport company Dispatch department).

B Transport company dispatching department to receive the waybill, arrange the internal vehicle transport, the vehicle information added to the waybill. Additional information after the waybill is submitted to the workflow defined by the business process automatically go to the next link (C logistics company dispatching department).

B Logistics Company's freight General Dispatch department to receive the waybill, arrange the internal vehicle transport directly to the recipient. Add the vehicle information to the waybill. B Logistics companies can also transfer the waybill to N transport company carrier. Make sure the business process defined by workflow automatically moves to the next step (N Transportation Company Dispatch department) after the car is dispatched or transferred to N transportation Company.

N the dispatch department of the transportation company receives the waybill, arranges the internal vehicle transportation, and adds the vehicle information to the waybill. After the delivery of additional information the waybill will automatically go to the next step (N logistics company dispatch Department) by workflow defined business process.

N Logistics Company's freight General dispatch department after receiving the waybill, arrange the internal vehicle transportation directly to the recipient or telephone to notify the recipient to take the goods. After the goods are extracted, the delivery information should be added to the waybill.

From receiving, transport to delivery, in the whole process of cargo transport has a handover confirmation, consignor, consignee, freight forwarding point, logistics company, transportation company, etc., at any time can be traced to the system tracking the latest cargo handling status, waybill information flow and real logistics match. Can be a single logistics company receive delivery, but also support a number of companies collaborate to complete distribution.

"Basic Needs"

Online logistics service Supply chain users through the "Third-party Logistics platform" for logistics orders handover processing and order tracking, so as to obtain orders in the life cycle of customers want to know the situation. Main application requirements include:

To achieve the logistics orders from the consignor delivery to the consignee receiving the whole process of information processing and tracking inquiries services.

To meet the shipper's need for online registration of orders.

To meet the logistics company scheduling orders, send a single door-to-door collection needs.

To meet the freight forwarding point to the need to register orders after delivery.

Meet the needs of the daily settlement revenue daily of freight forwarding, the demand of the freight forwarding store to print orders on site.

Meet the Daily revenue daily needs of the logistics company, and settle the reconciliation with the freight forwarding point daily.

Logistics companies to dispatch orders to transport companies laden transport, or logistics companies to dispatch orders to their own vehicles laden transport;

The transportation company inquires the transportation order, accepts the order and arranges the vehicle transportation.

Remote cooperation logistics company to find out the expected arrival of orders and transport vehicles;

Offsite Cooperative logistics companies continue to dispatch orders and arrange transportation; Repeat the requirements for step 6th to 10th.

Cooperate with logistics company to arrange delivery or notify consignee to pick up goods, complete delivery or delivery, complete order feedback.

In the above process, whether it is the owner, consignee, freight forwarding point, logistics companies, off-site cooperative logistics companies, transportation companies can always inquire about the latest status of orders to be processed.

Extended requirements, including support for order barcode scanning, mobile query orders, SMS notification, email notification, SMS inquiry orders.

Internet application security issues, the use of convenient and effective authentication methods to solve the application of Internet security problems, so that users with ease.

Waybill data is kept for a maximum of one year.

Simple system, easy to use, access speed within 3 seconds, support a large number of user access.

"Technical Programme"

Based on E8.net workflow platform, two applications are developed to realize the cooperative application Mode of single logistics company or multiple logistics company. Security Solutions, E8. NET Workflow platform integrated Mature stable CA (Digital certificate authentication Center) technology, will be the digital token USB key for the user identity authentication carrier, the user issued a USB key digital token. In order to ensure the security of the system operation level. The third party logistics service platform can be deployed to a large logistics company with it capacity, or it can be hosted by the application service provider to the telecom or Netcom room, logistics companies, transportation companies, warehousing companies and so on. The security of the data is guaranteed by the application provider and host provider. This safe mode user can choose the configuration according to the enterprise security requirements. The application software structure of the third party logistics service platform is shown in the following illustration:

Figure II: The application software structure of the third party logistics business service Platform

"Implementation Plan"

Logistics enterprises or investors to discuss cooperation.

Signing。

Deploy the E8.net workflow platform and organize application development two times.

Install the deployment.

Online operation support.

Finished)