AbstractPurpose: Supply chain management allows companies like Amazon.com, Inc., Domino’s Pizza, Google, Inc., and United Postal Service of America, Inc. (UPS) to determine the most efficient and effective way to move... [ view full abstract ]
Abstract
Purpose: Supply chain management allows companies like Amazon.com, Inc., Domino’s Pizza, Google, Inc., and United Postal Service of America, Inc. (UPS) to determine the most efficient and effective way to move materials internally among departments and externally to customers. The supply chain encompasses logistics management through efficiency practices (physically and informationally). Physical flows include movement of raw materials throughout a plant, while informational flows consist of plans (short-term or long-term) in regards to a numerical count on materials (mainly in day-to-day activities). Today, drones are the new and improved way to move materials, and or completed products through a plant internally, or externally for consumers. This paper seeks to determine if the use of drones have a detrimental or beneficial effect on supply chain management.
Design/Methodology/Approach: All information within will come from scholarly literature already published. All articles will be reviewed and the information collected will then be analyzed and applied to the subject matter.
Findings: Scholarly literature shows both benefits and detriments for drones in the supply chain. This paper shows its findings on the uses and future implications of drones on the supply chain process and its future.
Keywords: Drones, Supply Chain Management, Literature, Uses, Future Expectations
Paper Type: Research Paper
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