Mobile Apps and the application in Logistics industry

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Abstract

Mobile applications (mobile apps) are the software applications which designed to run on smart phones, tablet computers and other mobile devices to provide services like email, calendar and contact databases and mobile games. Moreover, they also provide other functions such as factory automation, Global Position System (GPS) and location-based services, banking, order-tracking, and ticket purchases in business field, such like in Logistics industry. Modern logistics industry developed comprehensive supply chain management and used some advanced technology and device. This thesis mainly introduce development of logistics industry; some information of mobile apps such like the mobile operating system (OS) and application platforms, growing trend of Smartphone market and mobile apps marketplace. It also discusses the relationship between mobile apps and logistics industry and the functions of mobile apps in logistics industry and list several application examples of them. At last, the thesis also makes an evaluation of mobile logistics, talk about several benefits and obstacles of mobile logistics and developed trend of modern logistics.

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Original languageEnglish
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Publication statusPublished - 2012
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Keywords

Keywords

  • mobile apps, Smartphone, logistics industry, mobile logistics