GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Keep your mobile phones on silent

Be participative but do not indulge in

side conversations

Raise your hands to discuss and share

your views

Do not leave the room during the

meeting, wait for the next break!
INTRODUCTION TO
LOGISTICS
 AGENDA

• Meaning and Concept of Logistics

• The Work of Logistics
• The Infrastructural Bottlenecks in Indian Logistics
Sector
 MEANING AND CONCEPT OF
LOGISTICS
• ‘Logistics’ is derived from French word ‘Loger’,
which means art of war pertaining to movement
and supply of armies.
Fighting a war requires:
• Setting an objective
• Meticulous planning to achieve the objective
• Proper deployment of troops
• Supply lines consisting of weaponry, food, etc.
 INBOUND LOGISTICS, MATERIAL
MANAGEMENT, PHYSICAL
DISTRIBUTION
• Inbound Logistics + Material Management +
Physical Distribution = Logistics
• Inbound logistics means the movement of materials
received from suppliers.
• Material management means the movement of
material and components inside a firm.
• Physical distribution refers to movement of goods
outward from the end of the assembly line to the
customer.
 DEFINITION

According to Council of Logistics Management:

• “Logistics is the process of planning implementing
and controlling the efficient, effective flow and
storage of goods, services and related information
from the point of origin to the point of consumption
for the purpose of conforming the customer
requirement”.
 DEFINITION

• Logistics management is the part of supply chain

management that plans, implements, and controls
the efficient, effective forward, and reverse flow
and storage of goods, services, and related
information between the point of origin and the
point of consumption in order to meet customer's
requirements.