Changes in Organization of Goods Supply in Supply Logistics

Abstract

This theoretically conceived paper discusses about significant changes in supply logistics. The arguments are based primary on the presentation of new trends in organization of goods supply, because changes in international economy and transport market have pushed factories to change their market strategy. Globalization is an inevitable trend of modern economic development. The globalization effects strongly influence the development of new transportation and logistics concepts. The results of the paper point out the basic changes in supply logistics, where supply management must take advantages of »just in time« and »door to door« concepts, by reducing cost and necessary delivery time. With appearance of globalization the maritime transport and containerization strengthen their role, due to the competitive advantages against other types and technologies of transport. Their advantages are shown in reliability, security and lower transport costs (up to 80%). The price of transport is the key element in supply logistics, but companies should take into consideration also speed and regularity of the service. Supply management must consider that the concepts of transportation-logistics services are changing, and transportation processes and traffic technologies of individual traffic branches are constantly modernizing. Therefore, new approaches have to be adopted, where timely information is a prerequisite instrument to coordinate and organize the activities in production process. For companies that are forming a supply chain the setting up of the effective information system is becoming more and more important, in order to obtain important information on time. One enterprise can use their own supply management or can choose from different specialized global logistics providers. It is of prime importance to take into consideration the reduction of costs and in the same time to obtain higher level of logistics service. Key words: supply logistics, supply chain, new transport technologies, information support