Logistics and the Modern Economic Environment

Quick development of the logistic concepts. Logistic costs and their treatment. Accountancy and logistic costs.

Commercial services usually hide the actual amounts of logistic costs, therefore difficult to calculate the logistic results. (how to measure the idle stay of the work unit, low utilization of free warehousing space, quality losses and controls).

Reality – no strictly defined tasks and problems of production (no formalization). Therefore, the importance of imitation, computer modeling arise. Optimization models.

Importance – short turnover cycles with minimum capital investments and reduced risks (storage and inventory). (Book)

Traditional management methods become not effective, orientation – toward concepts of material flow instead of main and supplementary administration methods.

Reserves of improvement: transportation, packaging – hand work, low productivity. Also – in operational processes changes of priority.

Specialization – in production processes has been achieved, but not in logistics. Logistical services by third parties.

New business philosophy – formation of economic potential, permit future profits.

Competitiveness levels:

Depend on logistic levels – availability of goods in a proper place and time, with excellent quality and optimal payment terms.

More and more functions become logistic ones. Eg. Quality control, utilization, planning of production.

Demand rise for logistic services. High level distribution systems, inventory minimization, optimization of materials flows.

5.1. Careers in logistics.

§ Real responsibility early in your career

§ A learning curve that never peaks

§ Excellent pay

§ Building a career in logistics

Date: 2014-12-22; view: 873