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Integrated Logistics Activities

This document discusses integrated logistics activities and materials management. It outlines the goals of providing targeted customer service levels at the lowest cost. It describes various transportation modes like rail, truck, water, pipeline and air. It emphasizes the importance of cross-functional teamwork within a company and among channel partners. Finally, it lists the objectives of materials management as low costs, high service levels, quality assurance and low levels of tied-up capital.

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Integrated Logistics Activities

This document discusses integrated logistics activities and materials management. It outlines the goals of providing targeted customer service levels at the lowest cost. It describes various transportation modes like rail, truck, water, pipeline and air. It emphasizes the importance of cross-functional teamwork within a company and among channel partners. Finally, it lists the objectives of materials management as low costs, high service levels, quality assurance and low levels of tied-up capital.

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Integrated Logistics Activities

TR PANDEY
Goals of Logistics system
• Provide a Targeted Level of Customer Service at
the Least Cost.
• Maximize Profits, Not Sales.

Higher Distribution Costs/


Higher Customer Service
Levels

Lower Distribution Costs/


Lower Customer Service Levels
Transportation
Transportation Modes
Modes
Rail
Rail
Nation’s
Nation’slargest
largestcarrier,
carrier,cost-effective
cost-effective
for
forshipping
shippingbulk
bulkproducts,
products,piggyback
piggyback
Truck
Truck
Flexible
Flexiblein
inrouting
routing&&time
timeschedules,
schedules,efficient
efficient
for
forshort-hauls
short-haulsof
ofhigh
highvalue
valuegoods
goods
Water
Water
Low
Lowcost
costfor
forshipping
shippingbulky,
bulky,low-value
low-value
goods,
goods,slowest
slowestform
form
Pipeline
Pipeline
Ship
Shippetroleum,
petroleum,natural
naturalgas,
gas,and
andchemicals
chemicals
from
fromsources
sourcesto
tomarkets
markets
Air
Air
High
Highcost,
cost,ideal
idealwhen
whenspeed
speedis
isneeded
neededor
orto
to
ship
shiphigh-value,
high-value,low-bulk
low-bulkitems
items
Integrated Logistics Management
Concept Recognizes that Providing Better Customer
Service and Trimming Distribution Costs Requires
Teamwork,
Teamwork Both Inside the Company and Among All
the Marketing Channel Organizations.

Cross-Functional
Cross-Functional Teamwork
Teamwork inside
inside
the
the Company
Company

Building
Building Channel
Channel Partnerships
Partnerships

Third-Party
Third-Party Logistics
Logistics
Integration of Processes
• Logistics Network Design
Cost and Service Level
• Information Flow for Logistics
EDI, CR, JIT and QR
• Managing Material Flow and Transportation
Anticipating Requirements of Materials
Sourcing and Processing Materials
Introducing New Materials into the organization
Monitoring the status of Materials as a current
asset (Inventory)
Objectives of Materials Management
• Low Costs
• High Service Level
• Quality Assurance
• Low Level of Tied-up Capital
• Support of other Functions

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