TY  - JOUR
AB  - Introduces the concept of service‐oriented agile logistics and presents a generic apparatus for the design of such systems. An analysis of future communication‐based logistics leads to the logistic control and engineering system SERVICES. The logistic system is conceived as a “society” of interacting “self‐responsible intelligent service‐producing actors”, where services or functions are taken as the system‐base. This means that, instead of working with process‐modules, the development of a service‐oriented information‐system primarily works with service‐modules that program the operational interaction between client, service‐producer and possibly sub‐contracted service‐producers. From this the supporting execution‐control in the context of the service‐producing units can be deduced. A case study of a high‐performance deep‐sea container terminal is given. This shows that the function‐programming system of SERVICES is generic, adequate and effective and that it favours distributed control.
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SN  - 0957-6053
DO  - 10.1108/09576050010313965
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050010313965
AU  - Evers Joseph J.M.
AU  - Loeve Léanneke
AU  - Lindeijer David G.
PY  - 2000
Y1  - 2000/01/01
TI  - The service‐oriented agile logistic control and engineering system: SERVICES
T2  - Logistics Information Management
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 77
EP  - 90
Y2  - 2024/05/14
ER  -