Research on and Application of Product Classification and Coding for Ship Supply Materials
Ship supply refers to a special category of supply chain service that focuses on maritime industry and provides technical stores,spare parts,goods and materials to the ships to support their safe voyage.By far,most of the shipowners and supply management companies are referring the marine store guide book which issued by the International Maritime Procurement Association(IMPA)to carry out the global procurement for the daily operations.In order to boost the innovation of marine service functions,improve the comprehensive service guarantee capability of ship supply,and enhance the discourse power of international shipping affairs,this paper reviews the relevant product classification standards at home and abroad,and establishes a classification and coding system for ship supply materials that is suitable for China's situation.This provides support for solving the pain points and bottlenecks in the ship supply industry,filling the gap in China's ship supply industry,and reshaping the international ship supply industry chain.