Parallel Logistics as a Model for Global Supply Chain Synchronization in Complex Environment
Keywords:
Parallel Logistics, Supply Chain Synchronization, Complex Environment.Abstract
The model for global supply chain synchronization in a complicated context is parallel logistics, according to the paper. Examining parallel logistics as a paradigm for coordinating global supply chains in intricate settings is the goal of this research. For businesses to obtain raw materials and transform them into completed goods that meet consumer wants, logistics is an essential procedure. In order to meet supply, production, and demand requirements in parallel, the parallel logistics model enables several alternate routes from suppliers to customers to function simultaneously in order to receive the same kind of resources or products.Real-time alignment of material, information, and financial flows throughout the supply chain is known as supply chain synchronization. Production planning, distribution planning, transportation planning, and customer reaction monitoring are the elements of parallel logistics that are highlighted. This research was grounded in two theories: the Resource Based View and network theory. The optimization and planning of the traffic infrastructure system, traffic systems, and transportation technology contained in the overall logistic system are therefore understood by the planning of the parallel logistic and supply chain synchronization. This is the exact rationale behind the development of the logistic and distribution process parallel planning model, which comprehends the simultaneous planning of every logistic process component. Based on real-time data, the end result is a synchronized, optimized planning of the entire logistic process.
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