Operations Management homework help

Operations Management homework help

you should really try to have some fun with the readings and  additional research to discuss all the wonderful progress going on with  respect to technology advances and how they improve the efficiency of  global logistics. After you have read all the background articles and  other more up-to-date references, write a 6-7 page paper discussing the following:

Part 1: How can technology improve the management of global logistics? Be specific with examples.

Part 2: How important is intermodal transportation with  respect to global logistics? How do supply chains get more complicated  when firms are doing business across borders versus domestically?

Background Articles:

Albright, B. (2002). New technology reads 'hidden' bar codes. Frontline Solutions, 3(12), 47-49. Retrieved on December 9, 2014, from ProQuest. (ProQuest doc ID 217769256 )

Abstract: New methods of reading bar codes  through paint and other materials - developed by researchers at NASA's  Marshall Space Flight Center - could help solve the problems that some  companies face when marked items and parts are covered with paint and  other coatings. That ability to read hidden bar codes (and other marks)  is particularly critical in industries such as automotive, aerospace and  defense, which are initiating direct-part marking programs in order to  improve inventory management and to aid in recalls when defects are  discovered. The NASA technology effort, now known as the Read Through  Paint Project, grew out of NASA's efforts to develop a better way to  mark and track parts during the 1980s and 1990s. Researchers came up  with five methods of reading hidden codes - magneto-optic, ultrasound,  infrared imaging, capacitance and radar - but are initially focusing  their efforts on magneto-optic and ultrasound. 

Here is an article that discusses wireless technology and how it is being used in logistics:

Harder, P. (2011). A guide to wireless technologies. ASHRAE Journal, 53(2), 44-48. Retrieved on December 9, 2014, from ProQuest (ProQuest doc ID 887994734)

Abstract: The article offers information on the benefits of using a wireless  building automation system (BAS). It mentions that it minimizes tenant  disruption and consumes fewer raw materials. It affirms that wireless  systems are also ideal for niche building applications where hardwiring  is physically challenging and have built-in signal strength indicators  that help during the wireless installation phase.

Here is a good article that gives you an idea of how wireless technology is benefiting the trucking industry:

McCarthy, J. (2002). The wireless road taken. InfoWorld, 24(47), 38-40. Retrieved on December 9, 2014, from EBSCO–Business Source Complete. (EBSCO Accession Number 8557785)

Abstract: Leading IT executives in the trucking  and delivery industry are pushing a new wireless strategy as they equip  their drivers and vehicles with a range of devices to refine their  delivery management systems and drive profits. The affordable costs of  implementing wireless systems, from GPS-loaded sensors to robust  information input devices that can integrate with logistics planning  back at headquarters, has made technology for trucking an area of growth  and innovation. IT executives at companies with scores of daily pickup  and delivery tasks are implementing new wireless devices that give their  drivers much more leeway to make decisions and disseminate information  during their schedules. As a result, the companies are seeing  significant improvements in the efficiency of their logistics management  systems.