This document provides an overview of logistics operations for Canartel. It defines logistics and supply chain concepts. The integrated logistics system includes import, storage, handling, warehousing, scheduling, order processing, and customer service. The supply chain has nodes where items are received and dispatched, and links that are transportation corridors connecting nodes. Canartel's logistics ensures requirements are available on time at reasonable cost. The process involves port operations to clear shipments, primary transport to main hubs, and secondary transport from hubs to sales points, distributors, and sub-offices.

1. Logistics Operations
Prepared by Logistician:
Elfadil Abdelmalik Elfadil
Material and Supply Chain Department
May 2006

2. Logistics Operations
The Objectives:
This presentation is prepared to explain the
followings:
Logistics Definition.
The Integrated System of Logistics.
The Concept of Supply Chain.
Study Case (Canartel Logistics Operations.)

3. 1. Logistics Definition:
“Business logistics deal with all moves store
activities that facilitate product flow from one point
of raw-material acquisition to the point of final
consumption as well as the information flows that set
the product in motion for the purpose of providing
adequate levels of customer service at a reasonable
cost”.
“To deliver the right products to the right customer at
the right time at the right place in the right condition
in right quantity and at the right cost”.

4. 2. The Integrated System of Logistics:
The integrated system of logistics is the system which
aims to plan, Organize and control the products and
items flow from import centers till reach to the final
consumer whom the company deal with.

5. The integrated system of logistics includes the
following activities (shape-1):
1- Import.
2- Storage control
3- Handling and packing.
4- Warehousing management.
5- Scheduling and planning.
6- Orders operating.
7- Management information system control (MISC).
8- Customer service.

6. Customers
Service
MISC
Orders
Operating
Scheduling &
Planning
Warehousing
Management
Handling &
Packing
Storage
Control
Import
Integrated
System of
Logistics
Shape-1

7. 3. Supply Chain (Logistics Network):
A. The Goal of Supply Chain:
To efficiently and effectively deliver requirements to
designated end-points for final distribution to the
intended customers.

8. B. Supply Chain Definition:
It’s the network through which requirements will
physically move from the primary storage point (s) to
those end points. The complexity of the in-country
supply chain will be determined by the logistics
infrastructure available (road, railway, bridges, rivers,
air, warehouses, etc) the transport capacity available
(trucks, trains, barges, aircrafts, etc), budget, and the
number of delivery destinations that must be served.

9. C. Components of the Supply Chain:
The supply chain is composed of two basic components
(Shape-2):
1- Nodes: are points in the network where requirements
are received, stored and dispatched.
2- Links: are the transportation corridors connecting
nodes on which the requirements will move (roads,
railway, rivers and air corridors).

10. Node
Primary
(Points)
Link
(Corridor)
Node
Secondary
(Points)
Link
(Corridor)
Node
Final Point
(Points)
Shape-2

11. 4. Study Case: Canartel Logistics Operation:
The logistics operation in Canartel aims to provide high level
of logistics management to insure that all the company
requirements are available at the required time/place and at the
reasonable cost. There are three main processes that have to be
followed so as to perform the logistics operation in Canartel
shown as below (Shape-3):
Ports Operations.
Primary transport.
Secondary transport.

12. Port Operation
Secondary
Transport
Primary
Transport
Canartel Logistics
Operation
Shape-3

13. A. Port Operations:
Port operations are the operations of clearing the
shipments and transport it to the main hubs.
Port operations can be divided into two operations:
1. Sea Port Operations:
The operation of clearing and releasing the incoming
shipments through sea by vessels.
2. Air Port Operations:
The operation of clearing and releasing the incoming
shipments through air by airplanes.

14. The process of the port operations:
Regardless of port operation type, whether its Air or Sea, there
are standard procedures that should be followed so as to start
releasing the shipments:
Receive the AWB/BL together with the invoice and PL.
Address the concerned authorities to obtain exemption letters.
Request Finance department to issue IM form from the bank.
Forward the exemption letters together with IM form,
AWB/BL & the invoice to the forwarder (Clear agent).

15. B. Primary Transport:
The primary transport is the process of the transportation
of the cleared shipments to the Canartel main hubs
(shape-4).
Air Port Hubs Sea Port Hubs
Canartel Main Hubs
Shape-4

16. C. Secondary transport:
The secondary transport is the process of the transportation
of the requested requirements fromCanartel main hubs to
the sales point, distributors and to the sub-offices (shape-
5).
Canartel Main Hubs
Sub-officesDistributorsSales Point
Shape-5
References:
1. Nahal Fareed & Jalal Ibrahim, Logistics Management, University Home, Elaskandarya, 2004/2005.
2. WWW.carenet.care.org
Prepared by: Elfadil Abdelmalik - Logistician – May 2006
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E-Mail: abdelmalik.elfadil@gmail.com