Research Of A Modern Logistics System Design:Kunming Railways Bureau Supplies System

With the development of the market economy, the logistics industry, known as"the third source of profit", is becoming a new economic growth point of all enterprises, regions, and as well as countries. In the recent years, along with the engagement of the Railway Bureau into the market, to intergrate internal existing logistics systems and to establish a modern logistics system become also an important means of increasing revenue, reducing expenditure, and finally enhancing the economic efficiency. It appears to a critical reguirement for the Railways Bureau supplies system.The paper studied Kunming Railways Bureau supplies system, and investigated the development of the supplies system in the past few years. On the basis of the analysis, it was pointed there are several shortcomings for the current system. And then, considering the socioeconomic background of the modern logistics industry and the forthcoming emphasis on the market role of the Railway Bureau,, the paper indicated the necessity and urgency of constructing a modern logistics systems for the Railway Bureau supplies system. In order to achieve an cooperation of the purchasing, warehousing and distribution process in the Railway Bureau logistics system, and to ensure the safety and costs reduction of a continuous railway transport production, the paper has carried on the PEST analysis on the internal and external environment of Kunming Railway Bureau materials system with aims for the construction of a modern physical distribution system. Using the modern distribution theory, the paper proposed a thought of reform,"concentrating resources, unified management, process reengineering ", and suggested a series of specific reform measures for purchasing organization optimization, procurement process reengineering, storage system and storage mode transformation, and for improvement of distribution system.In addition, in the view of the actuality of Kunming Railway Bureau supplies system, we highlighted several key points to the formation of a modern logistics system, and gave the corresponding measures and suggestions. The conclusions could also be useful for other Railway Bureau supplies system in the way of reforms and developments.