物流英语课件之：WhatisLogistics

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Activities in Logistical System
Components (functions) of logistics system
Components include but not limit to: demand forecasting order management procurement production planning packaging material handling transportation warehousing inventory control customer service returned products handling part and service support salvage and scrap disposal
③Logistics greatly impacts our quality of life. The logistics industry employs people worldwide,providing a cost-effective means of distributing goods locally and globally.The more affordable the goods,the higher the standard of living for you.
The U.S. military relies on logistics to determine the feasibility of a mission.Logistics also provides the flexibility to move personnel,equipment,and supplies wherever they are needed in the world.
Major productions like rock concerts and sporting events also require logistics.During the Games,more than 1,200 logistics staff members were needed to receive,set up ,resupply and recover assets at 143 competition venues,training facilities and other sites.
Logistics: what is it?
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What is logistics? Logistics in Central and Eastern Europe How important is logistics? The work of logistics
Logistics 1
Logistics is the process of planning,implementing and controlling the efficient,effective flow and storage of goods,services and related information from point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of meeting customer requirments.(The council of Supply Chain Management Professionals)
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‘The work required to move and position inventory throughout the supply chain which serves to link and synchronise the overall supply chain as a continuous process and is essential for supply chain connectivity.’ (Bowersox et al, 2007)
Packaging and Materials Handling
Packaging serves to protect products during the logistics process Materials handling involves receiving, moving, storing, sorting and assembling.
②Logistics is of eritical importance to human survival. The logistics system provides the continuous availability of food, water,medicine,and other key materials that you need to survive.
Logistics 2
In Chinese Logistics Terms,logistics means the physical movement of goods from the supplier to the receiver. Based on practical need,integrated organically the variety of the basic functional activities including transportation,storage,loading and unloading,handling,package,distribution,infor mation management,etc.
⑶Procurement 采购
Procurement refers to the raw materials, component parts, and other supplies bought from outside organizations to support a company’s operation. Since these input can have direct impact on both the cost and quality of the final product/service offered to the customer, this activity is important to the overall success of the logistics effort.
The work of logistics
Order Processing Inventory Transport Warehousing, Materials Handling and Packaging Facility Network Design
Order Processing
Order preparation Order transmittal Order entry Order filling Order status reporting Key customer interface
Warehousing
Many types of warehousing Traditional role has been to hold or store inventory but Today many value added activities occur in such environments, operations focus on customisation, velocity and movement
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Physical Flows, Nodes and Networks
How important is logistics?
①Logistics has a huge impact on the domestic and global economy. Logistics facilitates market exchanges,provides a major source of employment, and is a major purchaser of assets and materials.
④Logistics greatly impacts activities other than the flow of industrial and consumer produts. The International Red Cross provide logistics support in life-threatening situations such as floods,hurricanes,and earthquakes.They set up temporary facilities and shelters to efficiently distribute food,supplies,and equipment to disaster victims.
Facility Network Design
A facility network is the number, size and geographical relationship of facilities used to perform logistical operations. Include manufacturing plants, warehouses, cross-docks, ports and retail outlets. Facility network design determines the number and location of all types of facilities used to perform logistics work
⑴demand forecasting需求预测
Why demand forecasting? Therefore, company can make decisions such as what kinds and how many raw materials should be ordered from it’s suppliers; when to start manufacturing and how many finished goods should be transported or held in each market.