Three-layer structure of logistics informatization

Logistics informatization is consistent with the development mode of logistics itself. In the planning of logistics, we divide the development of the whole logistics industry into three levels. The first layer is its infrastructure, and the second layer is its service platform, such as transportation, warehousing and customs declaration. Traditional logistics service should have a standardized low-cost and high-efficiency service platform for each industrial zone to choose from. The third level is the real personalized and customized service of logistics. Must be built on these two platforms. Logistics service is non-standard, personalized and fixed in nature. However, two basic platforms must be used, which usually require standards and have enough choices.

Under the framework of such a three-tier logistics structure, our informatization has three requirements accordingly. The lowest level of informatization is to have some standard coding, protocols, networks and other infrastructure. The second layer is to have some information service platform requirements, including operation platform, development platform and service platform. This is all about information, information operation, information system development platform and information service platform. The construction of such platforms is also an important part of informatization. The third level is customized service requirements. The contents and objectives of informatization required here are mainly some business functions, knowledge management, database mining and so on. , are some advanced information processing tasks.

Generally speaking, our logistics informatization actually includes three different levels of tasks. From the government's point of view, the key to providing is the foundation, so the bottom layer must be built by the government or mainly by the government, and the service platform is also built by the government, promoted by the government, participated by enterprises or invested by enterprises. At a higher level, what the government basically ignores is to create the environment and cultivate the market. What is more important is that enterprises complete specific customized and personalized services.

Informatization We put forward the concept of a platform, the basis and public functions of some services, and how to realize and build different levels of platforms through standardized tools, which is the most important task of our government or as an industry association.

The above is the concept of three-layer structure. The three-tier structure has its particularity in China, because China is a two-step process of industrialization and informatization. The so-called standardization has a good foundation in developed countries. At home, we must combine some standardized infrastructure with these professional applications at the upper level, which has both advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, we can really catch up and have a leap-forward development model to accelerate development.

The disadvantage is that we are often restricted by the foundation, so we have to go back and make up some weak links in the foundation. Therefore, under such a special mode, we may have to take more market guidance and project establishment to supplement or strengthen the standards of infrastructure construction. In many projects, we should not only pay attention to demand guidance, but also pay attention to standardization foundation.