ROMNET-ERA
ROManian Inventory and NETworking for Integration in ERA-
Contract No. 510475, financed by European Commission (2004-2006)

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Flash News No. 6, April 6, 2005
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NMP-2004-3.4.3.1-3 - New concepts for global delivery

In order to serve regional markets efficiently and to achieve cost-optimal production and logistic processes in the future, European companies have to integrate themselves in global supply and distribution networks. The efficiency and operative excellence of the logistic processes in this network is of predominant importance in order to source and deliver fast and in time under strong cost considerations.
The expected STREPs should focus in an integrated way on three primary issues: design, planning and operation of logistic networks. The structural design for such logistic networks and the optimised placement of a company within that network is inducing a substantial amount of the costs for the later operation of the network. New ways and methods for the design and evaluation of such networks integrating the levels of the overall network structure, the related operational processes and the facilities realising the processes should be highlighted. It is encouraged that aspects of mobile logistic platforms be considered as part of the entire logistic design which increases the value adding capability of the supply chain. For the planning of the operational processes new concepts for the generation of a segment-related network transparency using identification and communication technology enabling collaborative planning and control approaches are to be developed, making it possible for the different partners in the network to generate harmonised plans and react quickly to demand changes and network events. Resources carrying out the operational processes in the network are to be redesigned, exploring new ways of adaptability and autonomy in their operations in order to cope with the fast changing requirements in the network. Collaboration between work groups distributed all over the world covering design, planning, production tasks would be enhanced