
Logistics means that in order to meet the needs of customers, with the lowest cost, the raw materials, semi -finished products, finished products or related information are realized through transportation, storage, and distribution. process. The transportation, warehousing, packaging, transportation and unloading, circulation processing, distribution, and related logistics information of objects are the seven major parts of the logistics. Let's take a closer look at the relevant knowledge of logistics.
Definition of logistics
What is logistics? Logistics is the process of combining transportation, storage, loading and unloading, packaging, circulation, distribution, information processing and other functions according to actual needs to organize user requirements according to actual needs.
In order to meet the needs of customers, logistics achieves the entire process of planning, implementation and management of raw materials, semi -finished products, finished products or related information through the lowest cost, and transportation.
Seven major functional elements of logistics
1. Transportation
Use facilities and tools to logistics activities from one point to another point.
2. Inventory
Inventory control is a logistics operation activity that controls the amount and structure of inventory and structure.
3. Packaging
Packaging is the overall name of containers, materials and auxiliary objects used in a certain technical aspect to protect products, convenient storage and transportation, and promoting sales during circulation. It also refers to operation activities such as container, materials and auxiliary in order to achieve the above purposes.
4.handling
Moving is a logistics operation that mainly moves items in the same place. Moving is a job that is carried out for the transportation and storage needs of the product.
5. Circulation processing
Circulation processing is the general name of the simple assignments such as packaging, segmentation, measurement, sorting, sorting, labeling, and assembly according to the needs of the items to use.
6. Delivery
Logistics distribution is actually not only as simple as delivery and delivery. Delivery as an important characteristic of modern logistics is a comprehensive logistics activity. The close combination of distribution and commercial flow. ensure. Delivery contains almost all logistics functional elements, such as sorting and distribution, loading and unloading, packaging processing, information processing, etc.
7. Information management
The logistics -related plans, predictions, dynamic information, and information related to production, market, cost and other information are collected and processed, so that logistics activities can be carried out effective and smoothly.
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