Abstract Procurement and logistics include market research, necessary planning, procurement decisions, logistics service provider evaluation, and order control. The main thing in advanced logistics is distribution logistics planning, which includes on-time delivery of products to the end user. Choosing a good logistics service provider is important for any company, whether it is involved in inbound logistics, outbound logistics, […]
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About Logistics: A macro view point
Abstract Logistical operational responsibilities include delivery of goods between suppliers, transporters and company users /customers. For instance, we can say that in the apparel supply chain of Bangladesh, we usually see that inbound goods come to manufacturing facility by the transporters and warehouse assistants receive the cargo, which is provided according to suitable lot size using suitable containers by sea or by air according to urgency of manufacturing needs to fulfill customer requests. Finished goods are loaded to containers per customer request in suitable lot sizes, so that buyer can collect and market the goods in an organized and suitable way.A macro view of logistics Logistical management function may entail some more steps, i.e., locating potential suppliers, determining their accessibility in terms of business production, and forming relationships. If the business operation is size-ably voluminous enough to outsource online operation logistics, in that case the business has to sync their platform with the third party partner. As we know, in a supply chain management, logistics and transportation are intertwined. For e-commerce companies, chat-bots can be employed to avail customers with fundamental queries such as tracking a shipment. Keywords: Supply chain management(SCM), Logistics, suppliers, transporters etc. Introduction: The term logistics refers to providing right amount of […]