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•What is Logistics?
•Why is it Important?
•Development
•Functions
Presentation •Costs
Overview •Design
•Transportation
•Role of the Industrial Engineer
•Conclusions
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•Storage and flow of products and information from the final
What is production point to the customer1
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•Significant cost in the manufacturing process outside of
production
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Logistics in the
Second World War
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•National Defense Highway System
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Distribution
Channels
•Physical & trading
•Long vs. short channels
•Requirements for items
•Outsourcing
•Geographic Segments
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The Uber
Eats Model
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•Receive orders from customers
Order Entry •Process information
and •Select shipping point
Customer •Track and report on order status
Service
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Customer Service Objectives
•Time
•Dependability
•Communications
•Flexibility
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Warehousing
•Receive and verify materials
•Store and manage materials
•Pack customer orders
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Transportation
•Route, rate, and control carriers
•Ship to distribution centres and customers
•Manage and interact with transport fleet
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Inventory Management
•Determine quantities needed for desired
turnover, service, and cost objectives
•Order and track materials
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•Allocate resources to other distribution functions
Administrati •Design and manage activities
on •Develop control systems
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Function Summary
1. Order Entry and Customer Service
2. Warehousing
3. Transportation
4. Inventory Management
5. Administration
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Why Costs Vary – Why are Costs
Similar?
•Physical product and channel differences
•Long term decline in unit weight
•Company Size
•Underlying common factors
•Opportunities to learn across industries
•Since the 1990s total distribution costs steady
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Example:
Canada Post
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Distribution •Sales Model
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Distribution
Centre Location
Modelling
•Linear Programming
•Heuristics
•Simulation
•Map based clustering
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Transportation Modes
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Key Transport Costs
Factor Effect of Increase on Distribution Cost
Shipment Volume Decrease
Two-way Movement Decrease
Weight Decrease – to a point
Freight Value Increase*
Total Inbound and outbound freight Decrease
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Example –
Big Spruce
Brewing
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Role of the Industrial Engineer
•Develop regular routing procedures
•Distribution centre location analysis
•Warehouse inventory analysis
•Redistribution rates
•Distribution channel selection
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Fourth Party •An organization that coordinates 3PL providers for a business
Logistics - •Benefits are situational
4PL
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Conclusions
•Customers are requesting value-added services
•Service leader vs. cost leader
•Trade-offs
•Sustainability
•Linked with other elements of a company
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References
1. Rushton A, Croucher P. The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management. 2014. Replica Press, New
Delhi.
2. Logistics in World War II, Final Report of the Army Service Forces. 1948. US GPO, Washington DC
3. Calgary Sun. 2018.
https://calgarysun.com/news/crime/ubereats-driver-charged-with-killing-customer-cops/wcm/e08b5083
-cbb1-4830-a9ec-7da020bf3848
4. Rack Systems Inc. Very Narrow Aisle Pallet Racking. 2019.
https://racksystemsinc.com/pallet-racking/vna-pallet-racking/
5. Arctic airlines say Competition Bureau recommendations show southern 'ignorance’. CBC. 2018.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/first-air-canadian-north-merger-recommendation-1.5033627
6. Canada Post. 2017 Annual Report, English. 2017. Canada Post, Ottawa.
7. https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/16690/are-there-any-alternative-passenger-airline-busines
s-models
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Questions?
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