期刊名称:International Journal of Business and General Management
印刷版ISSN:2319-2267
电子版ISSN:2319-2275
出版年度:2018
卷号:7
期号:3
页码:11-18
语种:English
出版社:IASET Journals
摘要:Logistics information systems are a subset of the firm‘s total information system, and it is directed to the particular problems of logistics decision making. The popularity of logisticscal information systems has grown in recent years in order to meet the requirements of today’s logistics managers. Analyzing and setting up the available systems can sometimes prove to be a difficult task. The main objective of the study is to evaluate Logistics Information System at a pharmaceutical firm. This study will help to reduce operational costs, improve efficiency, improve the timeliness of data, provide administrative/decision -making data, maintain transactionnal details, improve tracking and maintain complete paperless/electronic flow of information. For this study primary data werewas collected by the use of a questionnaire from 300 respondents from the employees and suppliers of the firm collected randomly especially from Logistics and Warehouse departments. Initially, the questionnaire validated using Cronbach Alpha test where the researcher’s measurement scales of the constructs were stable and consistent in measuring the constructs. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0. Since pharmaceutical firms are moving towards next generation technologyical solutions by continuously improving their existing supply chain this study paving way for the firm in making use of real-time applications in near future