Logistics

(Business Processes) Handbook

Intro
Key components of logistics:
transport
inventory
warehousing
Logistics is a diverse and dynamic function that must be flexible and has to change according
to the various constraints and demands imposed upon it and with respect to the environment
in which it works
Logistics = Materials management + Distribution
Supply chain = Suppliers + Logistics + Customers
Supply and materials management (SCM) represents the storage and flows into and
through the production process
Distribution represents the storage and flows from the final production point through to the
customer or end user.
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(Business Processes) Handbook