The e-Business Policy of Global Logistics Management for Manufacturing

Taiwan is famous for its “manufacturing flexibility” all over the world. It has constructed a complete physical supply chain system. In the past ten years, Taiwanese enterprises have transformed from business-oriented to consumer-oriented and have developed internet technology applications. In order to face the rapidly changing business environment, Taiwan government has promoted many business to business (B2B) e-Business projects in different industries. On the other hand, in view of the trend of internationalization and globalization, global logistics management (GLM) becomes a key issue for Taiwan. Another important factor to consider is Taiwan’s open economic characteristics is like its geography surrounded by the seas. Therefore, based on these core benefits and capabilities, Taiwan’s industries will lift its global competitiveness through optimal e-Business of GLM (e-GLM). For the scope and process of GLM are complex, they involve domestic and overseas business transactions between the supplier and the customer, and require coordinating many business activities from R&D, order, procurement, production, inventory control to distribution. To achieve the optimization of global logistics operations, it needs to carefully estim1ate the inputs of the action project like resources, information, etc. However, in Taiwan industry and academic research, the GLM model is still in a premature stage. This paper is based on literature, the features of supply-demand in manufacturing, industrial policy, and information technology (IT) application strategy, treating two separate types of manufacturing: the “divergence” and the “convergence”. We have pointed out their respective industrial attributes and critical bottlenecks of e-GLM. On the other hand, it combines the concept of production (make) type and “check index”, which are followed the SCOR model and value chain theory. At last we referred to the optimal e-Business policy contents of GLM for manufacturing.