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LOGISTICS RESOURCES NETWORKING Logistics Overview | Third Party Logistics (3PL) | Air Transport & Freight Supply Chain Management | Green Logistics Logistics is the beating heart of many industries that rely on supplies that are created in one location and used or sold in another. The globally intertwined economy necessitates that products be sourced cheaply wherever they are available and moved by land, sea, or air to the place where they can be used most profitably. A huge network of cargo companies, freight forwarders, security and tracking operations, warehouse managers, truck drivers, and dozens of other players have to work together on a tightly coordinated schedule to keep businesses of all sizes running. These blogs and websites represent some of the best companies and individuals working in the logistics industry today, and reading up on current logistics practices and coming trends is a must for anyone who wants to enter and thrive in this competitive field.

Logistics Overview
Some of these sites are kept by companies who provide logistics services, and others are purely information sources covering industry news and other points of interest for those whose livelihoods depend on logistics. Blogs in Logistics Blogs in Logistics is a social networking site especially for the logistics industry. With links to Facebook, Twitter, job boards, forums, and outside blog links, they connect people both to possible jobs, to logistics and company information, and to others in the industry. DataNowGloba DataNow Global is a website that focuses on the technology and best business practices in the logistics industry. The data they collect is throughout the global logistics trade and helps clients to understand the affects of technology in their industry.
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SOLE The International Society of Logistics Logistics Spectrum is the magazine produced by the International Society of Logistics. Producing theme editions quarterly, it is filled with articles written by industry leaders in their chosen field including commercial, data, efficiency, technology, green sustainability, and more.
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The Logistics of Logistics Logistics of Logistics is a blog that simplifies the logistics process, demystifying any technical terms or overused acronyms. People curious about the complete logistics industry can benefit from the knowledge and experience of this blog. Inbound Logistics Logistics of Logistics is a blog that simplifies the logistics process, demystifying any technical terms or overused acronyms. People curious about the complete logistics industry can benefit from the knowledge and experience of this blog. Global Logistics Media Global Logistics Media is a news source for global logistics happenings. With news, case studies jobs and product listings from the USA, India, Asia, Australia, and the United Kingdom, they Logistics Management Logistics Management provides both monthly and annual printed reports for logistics companies and professionals. With news about technology, equipment, and trends, it reaches the largest number of industry professionals for a magazine of its kind. Logistics Management provides both monthly and annual printed reports for logistics companies and professionals. With news about technology, equipment, and trends, it reaches the largest number of industry professionals for a magazine of its kind. Supply Chain and Logistics Blog The Supply Chain and Logistics Blog is maintained by a professor of operations research and supply chain management. Linking to news and resources for modern logistics and supply chain management operators, the blog serves as a central point for any new and interesting logistics news.
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Telstar Logistics Telstar Logistics is a brand that an individual created to explore urban locations, military bases, and other extreme locations. While not practical for true logistics purposes, it does offer an interesting insight into the landscape of urban exploring. Logistics Hub Blog Kinaxis Supply Chain Community Aspen Logistics
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Principles of formation of the logistics information

In order to logistical information adequately meet the requirements of logistics systems and effective support the process of management and operational control, it should be based on relevant principles laid in the basis of its formation. 1)Accessibilit 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) accuracy timeliness the promptness of response to failures and errors flexibility visibility

1) Accessibility. Any company constantlyneed information about the progress of orders and the presence of reserves. Information of this kind is usually in abundance, but they are either stored on paper carriers, or their ore extracted from the computer's memory because of the difference of filling of databases. On the speed of access to the required information depend responsiveness to consumer needs and opportunity to improve management decisions. Thus, the customer can at any time ask to be notified about the presence of reserves and the prospects for the fulfillment of his order. But the availability of information there is another, more General aspect: often need information about the status of their orders outside the context of the specific Manager, the client or the place where the processing takes place this order. logistics operations requires information to be available to read and update from any point of the world. This allows you to improve the performance of economic activity, planning and management.

2) Accuracy. Logistical information should accurately reflect the current values and the dynamics of the functional indices (the passage of orders, inventory levels). For uniform work of the logistics system will need to stock assessment, issued by the information system, coincided with the actual level by more than 99%. If such a degree of accuracy is not the case, had to keep the insurance reserves, which would fulfill the role of a buffer to protect against uncertainty. As in the case of the availability, the higher the accuracy of the information reduces uncertainty and the need for reserves. 3)TIMELINESS: Timeliness is determined by the interval of time between the moment when an event occurs, and when it is reflected in the information system. For example, in certain situations the system require hours or days to identify the new order as a real request for delivery, and all because of the fact that the order does not always fall directly in the database of the demand. Because of such delay in the recognition against the demand of the effectiveness of planning decreases, and the volume of reserves increases. Another example of how important the timeliness, connected with the updating of the information on the composition of the reserves, when the products passes from the category to the category. Even if commoditymaterial flow is continuous, the information can be updated at various intervals - , hourly, or at the end of the working day. Best of all, of course, update information in real time, but this is not the most easy solution: it requires a very thorough database management. Timely updating of the information contribute to the bar coding, scanning and electronic data exchange. Timeliness is important not only for operational management of reserves, but also for management control, carried out on the basis of the daily or weekly reports. Timely control allows you to make adjustments to the work, when there is still time to correct the situation and minimize losses. In General, timely information reduces uncertainty and helps in time to identify discrepancies, which reduces the need for reserves and contributes to the more robust solutions. 4)THE PROMPTNESS OF RESPONSE TO FAILURES AND ERRORS:

Despite the constant increase of a level of automation of information systems, many of them require that decisions in extreme situations were taken by the managers themselves, in the result of the analysis. The reason is that the basis of many decisions , because their adoption can not do without the active participation of users of the information system. The best logistic information system (LIS) is able to detect such "emergency" situation automatically. Thanks to this, the employees have the opportunity to focus attention on the most difficult and non-automatic solution of the problems. Additional examples of exceptions, which should detect FOXES are very large orders, products with zero or very low level of stocks, sending delay or loss of productivity. In General, a good system of logistics information must be able to identify all of the exceptional situation, for which it should be able to identify solutions that require the attention of managers. 5) Flexibility. The information system should provide data in accordance with the special demands of the consumers. For example, one premium necessary to receive the invoice for the supply in each shop, and the other company would prefer to have the invoice reflects the amount of supplies to all shops of the company. Flexible information system able to meet the requirements of each client. The structure of the information system should provide for the possibility of its development in response to periodically arising needs of the enterprise, and the improvement without the inflated cost and without the complete replacement of the software. 6) Visibility. The output documents and reports should be properly contain the right information and in a convenient form. For example, FOXES will often on the monitor graph, reflecting the presence of a product in a separate distribution center. The presentation of the data means that customers when searching for the source of supply need to view information about the availability of this product in all distribution centers of the company. For example, if there are seven of them, then you need to consider and compare the seven diagrams. With the right design of on-screen displays information about the product in all of the seven distribution centers will be placed on one picture that is much easier to consumers search problem. IN CONCLUSION: it should be noted that in logistics information is one of the key factors of maintenance of competitiveness. Today, for it is not enough simply to have a logistics information system. Competitiveness in the present and in the future will provide only such information system,

which is able to provide information support of not only the basic logistics operations, but of management and control, the analysis of operational decisions and strategic planning. The rationally organized FOXES information should be timely, readily accessible, accurate. Besides, the system should respond quickly to failures, be flexible and to provide the information in an easy-to-use form. LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEMS To manage your logistics processes effectively, you need a welldesigned management system. The basis of successful sales work is the co-ordination of orders, stock status and shipments as well as up-todate information about the flow of goods. Drawing on its IT expertise, Itella Logistics can provide companies with comprehensive solutions, including both physical logistics services and the related IT systems. The comprehensive logistics service encompasses warehousing and transport services and information flow