INFORMATION FLOWS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT - Are Road Transport Companies Involved with Supply Chain Planning Processes?

Abstract

Businesses are increasingly facing global competition and therefore they meet growing demand for cost efficiency and customer responsiveness. Time-based competition is more a precondition than a source of competitive advantage at present business environment. At the same time companies are concentrating on their core business and outsourcing supporting operations to network partners. Logistics and transports are typical example of outsourced functions. Information management is one key element for effective and reliable supply network operations. This research clarified the role of road transport companies in the supply chains and identified discontinuations of information management and partnership operations from the view point of transport companies.