Information Technologies in Global influence of multi-area integration of logistic processes

Abstract

This chapter presents the rationale behind the need of cooperation of companies making up the supply chains and integration of logistics processes carried out in them. Realization of cooperation was confirmed by the analysis of trade-off relationship occurring at the crossroads of logistics, such as transport, warehousing, inventory control. Particular attention in the article devoted to aspects related to the impact of local solutions to optimize the market environment. The chapter presents optimization solutions to the potential impact on traffic congestion and verified their correspondence to the concept of sustainable development. An important element of the article pro- vides an overview of methods and tools available on the market and used in the process of multi-territorial optimize logistics processes. Identified solu- tions (both substantive and information technology) in different ways capture the issue of optimization of logistics processes, but their common feature is that they do not include interaction between large-scale logistics processes, and optimization activities are carried out only within individual functional areas.