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Delivery is a fundamental component of commerce and trade, and involves transport and distribution. The general process of delivering goods is known as distribution , while the study of effective processes for delivery and disposition of goods and personnel is called logistics .
A warehouse in South Jersey, a U.S. East Coast epicenter for logistics and warehouse construction outside Philadelphia, where trucks deliver slabs of granite [1]. Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption according to the needs of customers.
In physical distribution, the customer is the final destination of a marketing channel, and the availability of the product or service is a vital part of each channel participant's marketing effort. It is also through the physical distribution process that the time and space of customer service become an integral part of marketing.
A Transportation Management System (TMS) is a subset of supply chain management concerning transportation operations, which may be part of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. A TMS typically acts as an intermediary between an ERP or legacy order processing and warehouse /distribution module.
2009-06-12 20:42 DavidLevinson 1240×1753× (4726318 bytes) Fundamentals of Transportation wikibook in .pdf format, June 10, 2009 version; 2008-07-23 18:02 DavidLevinson 1239×1650× (1394112 bytes) Fundamentals of Transportation wikibook combined into a single .pdf as of July 23, 2008 (will be periodically updated).
Third-party logistics (abbreviated as 3PL, or TPL) is an organization's long term commitment of outsourcing its distribution services to third-party logistics businesses. [ 1 ]
Logistics engineering is a complex science that considers trade-offs in component/system design, repair capability, training, spares inventory, demand history, storage and distribution points, transportation methods, etc., to ensure the "thing" is where it's needed, when it's needed, and operating the way it's needed all at an acceptable cost.
The term "logistics" applies to activities within one company or organization involving product distribution, whereas "supply chain" additionally encompasses manufacturing and procurement, and therefore has a much broader focus as it involves multiple enterprises (including suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers) working together to meet a ...