Critical evaluation of logistics system of a company - BDP INTERNATIONAL



Critical evaluation of logistics system of a company - BDP INTERNATIONAL

BDP International

Background

BDP International is a US logistics company with headquarters in USA. The company is 100% owned by the US. BDP International and the world are largest in transport of ISO containers. The company has over 600 ships available, with a total capacity of 1,900,000 TEUs. In July 2011, BDP International owned 198 ships.

Operators of freight transportation are forced today to ensure better control the flow of physical items. They are forced by competition and demand their customers, to ensure not only the storage, distribution and transport of physical shipments, but the final assembly, customization of products and their packaging. In parallel, customers (shippers and consignees) await transport operators, the providing status information routing and delivery of their consignments (Bollo, Frybourg & Stumm, 1994, 52).

To meet the needs of the market, operators are changing their structures and their networks (Colin, 1992, 10). Shipments are increasingly consolidated and unbundled on platforms modal or multi-modal and traffic between these platforms is often a regular traffic. In addition, freight operators to establish systems information not only to be able to follow the goods throughout the transport chain but also to offer their customers services logistics optimization (Fabbe-Costes, 1992). More than ever, the control of flows through physical control of information flows associated to respond to various complexities of an integrated logistics (Fabbe-Costes & Colin, 2003, 79-95).

Today, the use of new information technologies and communication in the production chain of transport makes the management of the two flows (information and shipments) much more efficient (Browne, 2001, 192-201). The optimal coordination of the flow physical shipments and the flow of information is a strategic issue for operators transport (Savy & Veltz, 2009, 29-42). The introduction of new technologies to all levels inside and outside the company transforms not only the organization and profile of the company but also competition in the transport sector (Bollo, 2001, 13).

For a delivery system that serves the general public, businesses express transportation using more and more often for their shipments network such platforms shipments (Hub and spoke). Some operators (integrators) control all the links of network, although other operators (domestic carriers) use outsourcing to certain links. Processing package begins with removal by special trucks removal express their deposit or local agencies (city center). The packages are transported to local deposits and immediately to the regional stores by large trucks. To deposits regional, all items are placed via main lines of transportation (air freight, truck, and rail) to the repository. At the regional warehouse of destination, they are treated by local deposition - in again using the automatic sorting machines very fast - and are sent to local deposits. Finally, they are delivered to the addresses designated by special trucks to express delivery.

The term repository is used for convenience, because the express consignments simply pass by the deposit for immediate processing and loading to the following means of ...