1.
Logistics?
- · Defined by Council Logistics Management (CLM)
- · Part of Supply Chain that plan, implement and control the efficient & effective flow and storage of goods, services and other related information
- · From the point of origin to the point of consumption to meet the customer requirement
**p/s: please note that the definition DOES NOT
include the movement of people
2.
Supply Chain?
- · Movement of goods not that just from one place to another, but also from the ultimate origin to the ultimate destination.
**p/s: The Raw Material is the ULTIMATE
ORIGIN, while the Consumer is the
ULTIMATE DESTINATION
3. Goal of Logistics
·
To achive the
logistics goal, there are 5 activities involved:
i) Network
design
ii) Information
iii) Transportation
iv) Inventory
v) Warehouse,
material handling and packaging
·
Goal of Logistics?
i) Rapid
Responds
-
Refer that
the company able to responds to any changes or new development made by customer
to meet customer requirement.
ii) Minimum
Variance
-
The output,
such as delivery times should be consistent
-
Eg: Shorter
lead times
iii) Minimum
Inventory
-
Make sure
that the inventory kept is low since the cost to make inventory is expensive
iv) Movement
Consolidation
V) Life
Cycle Support
-
Refer to the
need NOT just to deliver the
product, but also returned it as well.
-
Reason of
returning may because of defective product or the recycling of the packaging
and product.
Vi) Quality
- Both product
and services need the high quality
4.
Regional Logistics Assessment
·
It is referring to
the logistics asset that a country have.
i)
Geography
- Refer
to the natural geographic feature such as bay, natural port
ii)
Physical Infrastructure
- Refer to the infrastructure such as road,
airport
iii)
Legal/Business infrastructure
- Modern business require a legal system
with rules of trade and commerce, customs
officials, and legal enforcement of business contract
5. Roles of Transportation
-
Shipper :
Owner of the
goods
: Also known as “Consignor” and “Seller”
-
Carrier :
The party
that moves the goods
-
Consignee :
The party
who receive the goods
