Difference between Logistics and Supply Chain Part 1

In this 2 part article I explore the difference between Logistics and Supply Chain and how their interconnected, beginning with some basic definitions of these phrases..

Logistics Services = the procedures included in getting the freight from a manufacturers warehouse to the recipient's warehouse

Supply Chain = the entire process consisting of of all elements in a product cycle, for instance from picking of the vegetables at a plantation in Point A to transporting the veg to the shelf at a merchant in Point B

Logistics

The phase logistics is claimed to have come from the military originally used to determine troop and equipment mobility in the a variety of areas of military functions..

Logistics is the undertaking associated in getting the freight from the manufacturer’s facility, point of source, site, farm etc to the recipient's facility, door, store etc..

The process of logistics truly starts well before the physical transport happens as it comprises of talking over and determining on the distribution itineraries appropriate to both the purchaser and the merchant..

Once these are decided, then the logistics services provider needs to decide on the best method of moving the cargo from the seller’s door to the receiver’s door..

A logistics provider really needs the knowledge to select the best option for the transport of the freight.. Packages is transported using road, rail, air and sea and all these methods of transportation have their own distinct features and attributes..

• Air freight might be faster than sea freight, then again far more costly.
• Rail freight may perhaps offer more dependable transportation times and itineraries than road freight and could perhaps be healthier for the environment.
• Road freight has the ability to provide total door to door solution and can be regarded as one of the more cost-effective methods of transport.

The preparation, execution and performance of the assorted factors involving the flow of freight such as products, services, information, transportation, documents, programming, monitoring and distribution is the main purpose of both logistics and supply chain...

Check back next week for the part 2 "Difference between Logistics and Supply Chain" looking at supply chain

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