Article ID: | iaor201360 |
Volume: | 14 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 161 |
End Page Number: | 178 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
Journal: | International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management |
Authors: | Ghapanchi Amir Hossein, Zarei Behrouz, Azizian Saeed |
Keywords: | soft systems, simulation |
Soft system methodology (SSM) is appropriate for studying complex systems such as human activity systems. Although the road freight information systems (RFIS) typically involve a large number of users, they are, in many cases, inefficient. Using SSM, the present paper studies the RFIS of a selected case study, delineates its disadvantages, and finally addresses its shortcomings through designing a new information system. The proposed system has the quality of bringing a lot of commercial and non‐commercial benefits to the users by changing the form of communication among involved entities.