The document discusses the basics of logistics, including its importance and evolution. It defines logistics as the planning and execution of efficient movement and storage of goods from the point of origin to the point of consumption to meet customer needs. Logistics involves activities like procurement, inventory control, transportation, and warehousing. It is considered a subset of supply chain management, which coordinates networks of companies involved in delivering products to market. The evolution of logistics has expanded its focus from internal activities to coordination across company boundaries in the supply chain.

1. Unit 1
Basics of Logistics: Basic concept - Importance –
Evolution of Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Objectives of Logistics – Outsourcing - Logistical Activities
- 3rd and 4th party Logistics – Logistics Information
System

2. Introduction
Logistics is the one of the most important segment of the
phenomenon of Marketing in business.
It is a subset of Supply Chain Management. In the business
functioning, the trader gets order for supply of his goods or
services through his marketing executives or directly from
customers and then to execute the order to the satisfaction of
the customer, the trader or his supplier company prepares the
Logistics
i.e., procures the product or services, puts labels on
them, or gives some identification trademark name to them,
makes necessary packing and packaging so as to save them
from damage of any kind during loading, unloading, handling,
transportation etc., till is supplied to the end customer.
More simply, it is a bundle of goods finally ready to be
supplied to the customer. In Logistics study, all factors
contributing till the last stage, when the goods or service is
finally supplied to the consumer are systematically studied.

3. Definition and Concept of Logistics
The word, ‘Logistics’ is derived from French word
‘Loger’, which means art of war pertaining to
movement and supply of armies.
1. A military concept
2. Fighting a war requires:
(i) Setting an objective
(ii) Meticulous planning to achieve the objective
(iii) Proper deployment of troops
(iv) Supply lines consisting of weaponry, food, etc.
A logistics plan should be such that there is minimum
loss of men and material.

4. Cont.,
Inbound logistics + Material Management + Physical
Distribution = Logistics
1. Inbound logistics means the movement of materials
received from suppliers.
2. Material management means the movement of material
and components inside a firm.
3. Physical distribution refers to movement of goods
outward from the end of the assembly line to the
customer.
4. Supply-chain management is larger than logistics and it
links logistics more directly within the user’s total
communication network and with the firm engineering
staff. It not only includes manufacturer and suppliers but
also transporters, warehouses, retailers and customers
themselves

5. Cont.,
5. According to Council of Logistics Management:
“Logistics is the process of planning, implementing
and controlling the efficient, effective flow and
storage of goods, services and related information
from the point of origin to the point of consumption
for the purpose of conforming the customer
requirement”.

6. Cont.,
• Logistics management includes the design and
administration of systems to control the flow of
material, work-in-process, and finished inventory to
support business unit strategy.

7. Concept of Logistics
• Logistics is that part of the supply chain process
that plans, implements and controls the effective
forward and reverse flow and storage of goods,
services, and related information between the
point of origin and the point of consumption, in
order to meet the customer’s requirements.

8. Logistics Activities (14)
• Customers service
• Demand forecasting
• Distribution communication
• Inventory control
• Material handling
• Order processing
• Part and service support
• Plant and warehouse side selection

9. Cont.,
• Procurement
• Packaging
• Return goods handling
• Salvage and scrap disposal
• Traffic and transportation
• Warehousing and storage

11. Cont.,
• Logistics is typically considered as a sub-set of SCM.
In SCM, five key functions are: Procure, Make,
Move, Store, and Service. Most view logistics as
the movement of products from point A to point B
and all the activities involved to make this happen
(from carrier selection to planning to execution).
• Logistics is involved at various stages of a supply
chain; from supplier to plants, from plants to
distribution centres, from distributions centres to
stores, from stores to customers, or any of these
combinations.
• Logistics is the process of movement of materials
and products into, through and out of a firm.

12. Evolution of Logistics and SCM
• Logistics typically refers to activities that occur
within the boundaries of a single organization and
Supply Chain refers to networks of companies that
work together and coordinate their actions to
deliver a product to market. Also, traditional
logistics focuses its attention on activities such
as procurement, distribution, maintenance,
and inventory management.

15. Cont.,