2. LOGISTICS IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Right material at right place at all the time
The act of supervising or managing this (Right
material at right place at all the time in good
condition) far-reaching activity is generally known
as “Logistics Management” & the people who
works in this industry are generally referred as
“Logistic managers or Distribution managers.”
3. Objectives
1. Customers satisfaction ( with product/service availability)
2. Understanding the customers (understand the needs & the
req. of customers, more imp to understand time, place n
atmosphere)
3. Managing the uncertainty ( need to join hands with suppliers
n customers)
4. Responding to Globalization( IT spreads Globalization)
5. Information flow( Keeping right data & decisions to every
person)
6. Cost reduction & improving profits( leads to progressive
org’n)
4. Logistics Careers:
Logistics is rapidly growing, leading edge field that is expected to
continue growing even more in future.
at the time of plan business strategies, logistics is a major part of
the planning process. Many organization have a top level position
for this function.
The job structure of Logistics Head:
A logistics pipeline begins with supplier & ends with customers
All logistics carriers relate to transportation, because they all
relate to a moving goods.
A typical career path in LM may be a “zig-zag” of cross training
& experience in several of these fields, rather than a straight line
progressing in any one directon.
5. Following is the list of job titles for logistics
careers are:-
Inventory control
Warehousing
Administrative
Administrative analyst/planner
Customer service
Consultant
Transportation
6. Areas of Logistics Strategy:-
• Vision/Mission Development
•Transportation
•Vendor Development
•Logistics system
•Competitors
•Human Resources
•Network Design for information flow
•Supply chain
•Information
•Options Analysis
•Strategy Review
•Communications
7. Aspects of Logistic management :
Location
Staff & service
Taxation
Packaging
Transportation
Order fulfillment
Inventory
Faster development of new products
Efficient development of suppliers
Customer management
8. Logistics Planning:-
Performance measures & goals
Processes
System requirement
Org’n req. for customers service
Supply
Inventory planning & management
Transportation & Distribution
9. 3C’s :- Change
Technological change promots
innovation
Customers Competition
What they want?? When
they want?? At what place
they want the delivery?
When he will pay? He has
a wisher
Technological advancement
& advt.
10. 3C’s :- Change
Technological change promots
innovation
Customers Competition
What they want?? When
they want?? At what place
they want the delivery?
When he will pay? He has
a wisher
Technological advancement
& advt.