logistics
Sign in to savethumb|A warehouse in [[South Jersey, a U.S. East Coast epicenter for logistics and warehouse construction outside Philadelphia, where trucks deliver slabs of granite]] Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption according to the needs of customers, and a logistician is a professional working in the field of logistics management. Logistics management is a component that holds the supply chain together. The resources managed in logistics may
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Logistics is the part of supply chain management that handles getting goods, services, and information efficiently from where they're made to where customers need them, as well as managing the return flow of products. It matters because logistics management is a key component that holds the entire supply chain together.
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23 sectionsContents
- Nomenclature
- Definition
- Logistics activities
- Seven R's
- Military logistics
- Business logistics
- Nodes of a distribution network
- Logistic families and metrics
- Handling and order processing
- Transportation
- Configuration and management
- Warehouse management system and control
- Logistics outsourcing
- Horizontal alliances between logistics service providers
- Logistics automation
- Professions and organizations
- Staff
- Academic institutions
- Organizations
- Museums
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|A warehouse in [[South Jersey, a U.S. East Coast epicenter for logistics and warehouse construction outside Philadelphia, where trucks deliver slabs of granite]] Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption according to the needs of customers, and a logistician is a professional working in the field of logistics management. Logistics management is a component that holds the supply chain together. The resources managed in logistics may include tangible goods such as materials, equipment, and supplies, as well as food and other edible items. Military logistics is concerned with maintaining army supply lines with food, armaments, ammunition, and spare parts, apart from the transportation of troops themselves. Meanwhile, civil logistics deals with acquiring, moving, and storing raw materials, semi-finished goods, and finished goods. For organisations that provide garbage collection, mail deliveries, public utilities, and after-sales services, logistical problems must be addressed.
Logistics deals with the movement of materials or products from one facility to another; it does not include material flow within production or assembly plants, such as production planning or single-machine scheduling.