LOGISTICS

1. CONCEPT

1.1. Process of efficiently planning, implementing and controlling the flow and storage of products, as well as associated services and information, from the point of origin to the point of consumption, with the aim of meeting consumer requirements.

2. TIMELINE

2.1. 1950 Physical Distribution

2.2. 1970 Maximize Efficiency

2.3. 1980 Focus on Service and Customers

2.4. 1990 Integrated with the Supply Chain

2.5. 2000 Global - Information Technology

2.6. 2010 Reverse Logistics

2.7. 2020 Blockchain; Cloud/Edge; Internet of Things

3. STRATEGIC VISION

3.1. Logistics is about creating value for the company's customers and suppliers, and for all who have a direct interest in it.

3.2. The purpose of logistics is to develop activities that will result in the maximum return on investment in the shortest time.

3.3. The creation of corporate strategy begins with a definition of the company's objectives, then define the vision, then define who the customers, suppliers, competitors are and understand what the company itself is.

3.4. Objectives

3.4.1. cost reduction

3.4.2. capital reduction

3.4.3. service improvement

4. SUPPLY CHAIN

4.1. Processes involving suppliers and customers, connecting companies from raw material sources to final product consumption.

4.1.1. Internal chain: Information and material flow within a company's departments or operations.

4.1.2. Immediate chain: Includes a company's direct suppliers and customers.

4.1.3. Total chain: All immediate chains within an industry or service sector.

5. GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

5.1. Increase revenue

5.2. Achieve economies of scale

5.3. Reduce direct costs

5.4. Advancing technology

5.5. Reduce the company's overall tax burden

5.6. Reduce market access uncertainty

5.7. Improve sustainability

6. WAREHOUSING TYPES

6.1. SILO

6.1.1. Method of storing bulk materials in structures called silos.

6.2. TANK

6.2.1. Large containers that store liquids, gases, or mediums for short- or long-term use.

6.3. PATIO

6.3.1. Variety of containers and furniture that can be used to keep items organized and protected on a patio.

6.4. DISTRIBUTION CENTER

6.4.1. Designed to receive, store, and distribute products to customers. Handles large volumes of goods on a daily basis.

6.5. WAREHOUSE

6.5.1. Private Public Bonded Cooperative

7. MATERIAL HANDLING DEVICES

7.1. FORKLIFT

7.1.1. Used to move large quantities of materials or heavy objects

7.2. AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES

7.2.1. Modern type of material handling equipment that can transport goods without a human operator.

7.3. CONVEYOR BELT

7.3.1. Move objects from Point A to Point B with minimal effort.

7.4. PALLET JACK

7.4.1. Move pallets and their contents over short distances.

7.5. STACKER CRANE

7.5.1. "Robots" that automatically store and pick various types of goods such as pallets, boxes, containers, tyres.

7.6. STACKER

7.6.1. Machine used in material handling to stack, pick, and transport goods.

7.7. ORDER PICKER

7.7.1. Electric motor narrow aisle truck used to pick and deliver material needed for filling orders from storage.

7.8. LIFT TABLES

7.8.1. Versatile tool for material handling that can be used to raise, lower, and move heavy loads, and to position them at convenient heights.

8. STORAGE SYSTEMS

8.1. PALLET RACK

8.1.1. Uses pallets to store goods in horizontal rows on multiple levels.

8.2. CANTILEVER RACK

8.2.1. Accommodates long and bulky loads.The system offers direct access to stored goods.

8.3. DRIVE-IN RACK

8.3.1. LIFO method for picking inventory.

8.4. DRIVE-THRU RACK

8.4.1. FIFO method of retrieval

8.5. PUSH-BACK RACK

8.5.1. Allows pallets to be stored from 2 to 6 deep on either side of an aisle

8.6. PALLET FLOW RACK

8.6.1. Uses gravity and wheels or rollers to move pallets through a storage module.

8.7. CAROUSEL SYSTEM

8.7.1. High-density automated storage system that uses rotating shelves to move stored items to the operator.