新加坡公益广告：不要乱过马路
2009/060
新加坡公益广告：不要乱过马路
新加坡的公益广告很有创意，而且很血腥。不过这应该比中国的“为了您的安全，请不要乱过马路”的大红横幅更吸引眼球更具有影响力吧？
记得还有前几天还看到一个预防子宫癌的公益广告，弄得像韩国恐怖片的海报一样……
2009中国十大快递公司排行榜（客户关注度&成长速度）
2009/060
最近几年快递行业发展迅速，为了了解国内各快递公司的影响力，于是制作了这个排行榜。
此排行榜是通过百度指数来查询国内主要快递公司的客户关注度来制作的，虽然不能代表各公司综合实力，但也代表了各自市场份额，有一定的说服力。
| 关注排名 | 快递公司 | 客户关注度* |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 中国邮政EMS | 24192 |
| 2 | 申通快递 | 15715 |
| 3 | 圆通速递 | 11668 |
| 4 | 顺丰速运 | 8332 |
| 5 | 天天快递 | 4818 |
| 6 | 韵达快运 | 4748 |
| 7 | 中通速递 | 4352 |
| 8 | 宅急送快运 | 3543 |
| 9 | 中铁快运 | 2013 |
| 10 | 汇通速递 | 1490 |
EMS依然是老大，毕竟邮政的老牌子影响大。而民营快递公司占去排行榜的80%，这是一个不错的竞争现象，不过行业法规的统一也是一个难题。
根据各公司的成立时间，我们可以得到成长速度的排行榜：
| 成长排名 | 快递公司 | 成立时间 | 成长速度* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 圆通速递 | 2000 | 1296 |
| 2 | 申通快递 | 1993 | 982 |
| 3 | 中国邮政EMS | 1980 | 834 |
| 4 | 中通速递 | 2002 | 622 |
| 5 | 顺丰速运 | 1993 | 520 |
| 6 | 韵达快运 | 1999 | 475 |
| 7 | 天天快递 | 1994 | 321 |
| 8 | 汇通速递 | 2003 | 248 |
| 9 | 宅急送快运 | 1994 | 236 |
| 10 | 中铁快运 | 1993 | 126 |
PS：
1、数据源自2009.3.9至2009.6.6的客户关注度每日平均值。
2、成长速度排行榜中的“成长速度”=客户关注度/(2009-成立时间)
3、考虑到网民们可能会用各种不同的关键词，例如XX快递、XX速递、XX速运、XX快运……，所以制作排行榜时我也对各公司使用了各种可能的关键词，然后取最高值。
4、此排行榜仅供参考。
Google音乐的发展=百度MP3的末日
2009/061
前段时间Google与巨鲸音乐网合作，推出了Google音乐，提供正版音乐的免费下载（使用巨鲸的正版音乐库）。这给百度MP3带来巨大威胁。
刚才试用了一下，感觉很好，同时得出结论：Google音乐的发展=百度MP3的末日。理由：
1、版权
Google的正版音乐和百度的盗版音乐都是免费的，你会下载哪个？
2、音乐质量
百度没有自己的音乐库，所有音乐文件都是在互联网上“盗链”的，这些乱七八糟的、各种格式的音乐文件如何保证其质量？而Google提供的都是巨鲸音乐网精心制作的音乐文件：统一MP3文件，码率为192K，而且最重要的是所有MP3文件的ID3标签都规范统一（唱片标题、艺术家、发行年代、歌词……），很适合放在MP3播放机里（如iPod）。
3、界面友好度
在百度找歌就好像在翻垃圾堆，而Google音乐就很友好，不仅有搜索引擎的简洁风格，而且有音乐门户网站的气势，更重要的是操作模式很友好。
Google全球副总裁、大中华区总裁李开复曾经说“我们很早就知道MP3音乐搜索是我们产品里面的缺口，唯一的缺口。我们当然可以很快推出一个在法律上比较模糊的产品来捕捉这个缺口。但我们容忍这个缺口存在了很长时间，我们不能因为市场份额就妥协我们的价值观。”
现在Google可以鄙视百度了，哈哈。不过Google音乐刚刚起步，最大的弱势就是音乐库不大，这个还得靠巨鲸来努力。在不久的将来，我相信百度MP3的末日就要来临了。
新加坡StarHub拨号软件如何设置为中文
2009/011
无聊中浏览了一下StarHub拨号软件（Mobile Broadband Modem）的内部文件，发现里面有多国语言的文件，然而软件中却无法设置语言，估计是华为的一个Bug。其实更改语言很简单：
1、用记事本打开软件安装目录下的RunInfo.ini（默认路径为C:Program FilesMobile Broadband Modem）
2、找到[language]那一行，把“active=_en-us”改为“active=_zh-cn”即可。
SingTel的网卡也是华为生产的，所以这种方法应该同样适用于SingTel。
Countdown for SIMM Christmas Party
2008/121
Draft before test: Steps of Order Processing System
2008/121
This article is a draft before POL class test in SIMM.
Order processing refers to the all activities about fulfilling a customer order properly, quickly, and invoicing it accurately.
Order processing starts with the receipt of an order from a customer. Regular buyers and sellers often use EDI orders. The first step in most order-processing systems is to verify the accuracy of the order. The next step is to verify the customer’s credit or ability to pay. And then, the data of order is entered into the computer system to establish the file of backorder and prioritize the order. After determining from which warehouse to fill the order, instructions are sent to that warehouse to fill the order. At the same time, the tentative financial records are established and the inventory records are adjusted. At the warehouse an “order picking list” is given to a warehouse worker, and the worker starts picking for the order. In the packing area, it is checked and packed for shipment, and the package is labeled. The traffic manager determines the insurance needs and prepares the transportation documents. And then, the traffic manager notifies a carrier to pick up the shipment. In the end, the shipping charges are added by finance and an invoice for the goods is sent to the buyer.
These activities hereinbefore are main steps of order processing, but not limited to them because every business is different.
Assignment: The issues facing motor carriers in China
2008/123
This article is one of my PDM assignments in SIMM.
In all types of carriers, there are many advantages of motor carriers such as more agile, low-cost and easy to operate. As these advantages the entrance barrier of motor carrier becomes low, and more and more investors joined the motor carrier industry. Under this circumstance, if these investors have not advanced management concepts and expertise, the motor carrier market will be plunged into confusion.
In China, according to statistics the revenue of transportation was 800 billion RMB, accounting for 10 percent of the GDP. There were 3 million trucks in the motor carrier industry, and accounting for 70 percent of the whole transport market. However, these 3 million trucks actually belong to 1 million small companies-that is, on average each company has less than 3 trucks.
I think the above-mentioned phenomenon is most serious in Guangdong province. There are many SOHO (Small Office and Home Office) in Guangdong province; they set up a small place with a desk, a telephone and one or two trucks. Then these SOHO provide transportation services for the shippers. What they provide is a single service–just a point-to-point transportation, have no any services about cargo handling, storage, warehousing, packing, or others. We know none of these services can be dispensed with if a systemic logistics services is to be established. These SOHO can not provide the professional and high-level services of logistics, and they also can not take full advantage of the present resources of those 3 million trucks.
China is confronted with the main contradiction between small-scale scattering management and specialization, systematization, scalization and internationalization management in developing modern logistics in the 21st century. We should attach great importance to these issues.
My point of view is that the motor carrier industry should shift to 3PL (Third-Party Logistics).
The market scale of logistics industry is rising quickly due to a quick economy increase. Under the pressure of fierce competition, companies are looking forward to outsourcing more and more of their logistics and supply chain management business to 3PL. More and more global corporations began to establish bases in China. More and more gainable profits will be brought by 3PL market in China. This opens up possibilities that the motor carrier industry shift to 3PL.
The motor carrier industry in China should integrate the transportation resources, establish a new management system for professional and integrated 3PL services, and provide services including warehousing, pick and pack, assembly, fulfillment, labeling, packaging, freight forwarding, shipping, and transportation management. In this way, the motor carrier can adapt the needs of market economy, and raise the standard of China’s development of its logistics industry.
Homework: Why is learning English?
2008/100
Why is learning English? This is a simple question, but it’s not very simple for me.
I have studied Logistics in a Chinese university for four years, during the four years, I almost have not studied English so my English is very poor. When I graduated, I wanted to continue my studies, and I chose to study for a master in Singapore SIMM.
Then a big problem arose: The courses in SIMM are in English, how can I understand the courses? I must learn English hardly.
So, I have been studying in the Intermediate English Class of SIMM about three months, and I think my English level has improved, but just a little improvement, I think it’s not enough to take the logistics courses.
Advance Diploma course would begin on 13th October, before that day, I heard all my friends said they would decide to take AD course, although somebody’s English level was worse than me, I could not understand it, maybe AD course is not more difficult than I expected? So I decided to take AD course on 13th October too.
On that day, I was listening to the teacher attentively, but I only got a few of words, then I decided to dropped out AD course and continued the English course. I think this was a correct choosing.
The three-month English course in SIMM is well known that if your English is poor and you want to take AD course you must take it first. I asked some friends who have been taking AD course: “Did you understand the course?” they said: “No, but it’s not a problem, because teachers will give us the scope of exam, we can just recite it.” Perhaps in some classmates’ opinion, the three-month English course is just a task, and they think the success is just getting a diploma. But I don’t think so, I think I must learn English well first although I have finished the three-month English course, or else I can’t understand teacher’s words and I can’t get any logistics knowledge. What’s the use of a diploma? It’s just a paper. I must get more logistics knowledge and to be a useful person.
As you can see, my reason of learning English is very simple: just want to take the AD course. It’s same to any classmates, but it’s also different from some classmates.