A virtual logistics network and an e-hub as a competitive approach for small to medium size companies

Chang, Elizabeth and Dillon, Tharam and Gardner, W. and Talevski, A. and Rajugan, R. and Kapnoullas, T. 2003. A virtual logistics network and an e-hub as a competitive approach for small to medium size companies, in Chin-Wan Chung and Chong-kwon Kim and Won Kim and Tok Wang Ling and Kwan Ho Song (ed), Web and communication technologies and internet-related social issues - HSI 2003, pp. 265-271. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.

Source Title

Web and communication technologies and internet-related social issues - HSI 2003

Source Conference

Second International Conference on Human Society@Internet

Additional URLs

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/3-540-45036-X_27

ISBN

9783540404569

Faculty

Curtin Business School

School of Information Systems

School

Centre for Extended Enterprises and Business Intelligence

Remarks

The original publication is available at http://www.springerlink.com

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38220

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

As small to medium sized logistics companies strive to be more competitive with the larger ones, computer processes will progressively be carried out differently than in the traditional manner. Progressively more and more computation will occur on the Internet rather than just make use of it as a gateway. Programs will be distributed throughout a network and the World Wide Web and work together in a highly developed manner. A virtual logistics network provides an organisational framework for collaboration in this manner is proposed. In this paper we propose a virtual logistics network that provides an organizational framework for collaboration between small to middle sized companies. This employs an e-hub structure utilizing XML based mobile agents to provide seamless integration between isolated information systems for small to medium sized logistic providers.