The objective here is to study mainstream and novel technologies and applications in logistics practices in industry such as Walmart , target , retail , Amazon .

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (aka drones) and commercial applications

E-commerce and its impact on logistics and supply chain in an industry or company

EDI Systems including other supporting systems that it makes possible, e.g. CAO (computer assisted ordering systems) etc.

Coding and Scanning Technologies (Bar coding, SCM, etc.), RFID

Third party logistics

Warehouse management systems

Warehouse design and management

ERP (e.g. SAP or ORACLE), MRP, CRM, etc

A description of the supply chain technologies/logistical practice including its key elements and its role in the overall supply chain

Major benefits (performance potentials) of the practice.

Major risks/cost of the practice

Key issues in designing and implementing the practice

Which companies is this practice ideally suited for? Which companies may it not be suitable for?

Examples of companies that are successfully using the practice including best practices. (it might be best to obtain the Return on Investment (ROl) or factual numbers of performance enhancement)

Examples of companies that have been unsuccessful in their implementation of the practice and possible reasons.