INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE

AGUASCALIENTES

“Logística y Cadena de Suministros”

Catedrático:
Dr. Miguel Alejandro García Vidales

Alumna:
Karina Isaí Miranda Pérez
UNIT 1
INTRODUCTION TO LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINS
Inglés

1.1 Basic concepts



Logistics has many meanings, one of them is responsible

for the efficient distribution of the products of a certain
company with a lower cost and excellent customer
service. Therefore, logistics strategically searches for
acquisition, movement, storage of products and control
of inventories, as well as all the associated information
flow, through which the organization and its distribution
channel are channeled in such a way that the present and
future profitability of the company is maximized in terms
of costs and effectiveness.
What is logistics?
  The key activities are
It is an operational function
the following:
that includes all the activities
and processes necessary for 
the strategic management of Customer service.
the flow and storage of raw
materials and components,
 Transport.
in-process stocks and  Inventory
finished products; in such a
management.
way that they are in the right
amount, in the right place
and at the right time.
Supply Chain

It is understood
as the complex
series of
processes of
exchange or
flow of
materials and
information that
is established
both within each
organization or
company and
outside it, with
their respective
suppliers and
customers.
1.2 The importance of logistics.

La logística determina y coordina en la forma óptima el producto correcto, el cliente correcto, el lugar
correcto y el tiempo correcto.
There are two basic forms of logistics

Coordinate a sequence of resources to carry out

Optimize a constant flow of material through a network of
transport links and storage centers. a specific project
Although, the key activities to have a good logistic
management, are the following:
 Customer service

 Inventories

 The supplies

 Transportation and distribution

 The storage
1.3 Main characteristics
 Nowadays it is of vital
importance to make a
study of all the aspects
that this entails, from
the supplier of raw
materials,
manufactures and
warehouses, until the
buyer of the finished
product is reached.
Benefits
1) Joint reduction of inventories.
2) Long-term work.
3) Shared information and follow up, necessary to plan
and do the corresponding check of the processes.
4) The supplier base is small to increase coordination.
5) The speed of transactions, information and
inventory flows guides us towards distribution centers
that interrelate flows.
6) Among others.
CYCLE OF MANAGEMENT OF MATERIALS

 In this cycle, the

transportation and
purchasing strategies,
the design and operation
of the warehouse, and
the inventory control
methods are planned
with a clear objective:
to obtain raw materials
at an acceptable cost.
1.4 IMPORTANCE OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN

The
management of
the supply
chain has as
main objective
the satisfaction
of the needs of
the client, for
that reason it is
necessary an
analysis of this
term starting
from the
meaning of
necessity.
The main objective of the supply chain management is the
satisfaction of the client's needs
1.5 Types of chains
 Efficient management (cost /
service) of products, services,
and information among
suppliers, processors, dealers,
and end users.
 Evolution guidelines:
 Global markets competition
 Product life cycle reduction
 Growing consumer
expectations
 Advances in communication
and transport
Characteristics
• Demand attention: greater challenge
• Dynamic system: seasonal variations, trends, promotions, competition
• New sectorsnew problems: reduction of the life cycle and product
prices. Mayores desafios
Inventory management

It directly affects the

quality of the service
and the costs of the
chain

Types: raw material,

products in process
and finished.

Determining factors:
demand forecasts and
order size (order
costos, storage,
obsolescence, and
opportunities).

Economic lot size

model.
Distribution systems
 Operation of supply networks
 Centralized networks vs.
Decentralized (security stock,
quality of service)
 Strategies of use and
suppression of deposits
 Cross-docking: direct
shipment of products to sales
centers
 Production strategies: push /
pull
Impact of technology

 Electronic data transfer reduces

space-time distances.

 The Internet favors virtual

integration, generating new
commercial opportunities in
electronic markets and distribution
channels, and facilitates collaboration
between members of supply chains.

 The updating of business models and

the use of tools to support decision
making are necessary to achieve
efficiency in the new scheme.
The supply through technology.
Communication is important for logistics and its chains.
Proverb