Integrated Logistics Process of anticipating customer needs and wants Acquiring the capital, materials, people, technologies and information necessary to meet those needs and wants Optimizing the goods-or-service-producing a network to fulfill customer requests Utilizing the network to fulfill customer request in a timely way
Integrated Logistics Management Cross functional teamwork inside the company Building channel partnerships Third party logistics
Objectives of Integrated Logistics Management Rapid response Minimum variance Minimum inventory Movement consolidation Life cycle support
Variables affecting the Evaluation and Growth of Integrated Logistics: Growth of the consumer awareness and the marketing concept Introduction of the computer Globalization of business and the development of world trade blocks Growth of JIT manufacturing, supply management, transportation and electronic data interchange (EDI) in the 1980 s and 1990 s
Activities related to Integrated Logistics Physical Distribution Materials Management Logistics Engineering Business Logistics Management Integrated Logistics Management Distribution Management Supply Chain Management
Operations involve in Integrated Logistics Inbound Logistics Conversion/Operations Outbound Logistics
Key factors in effective Logistics System: Shippers Suppliers Carriers (railroad, air, water, pipeline) Warehouse providers Freight Forwarders Terminal Operators (ports) Government (regulator of logistics)