It refers to a set of
interconnected activities that
manage the flow of products,
information, and resources
throughout a supply chain
With the aim of ensuring
efficient distribution and
meeting customer
needs
This system covers from the
procurement of raw materials
to the final delivery of
products
It involves aspects such
as transportation,
storage, inventory
management, and
planning
Objectives of the
logistics system
Improved customer service
Reduction of the Logistics Cycle
Reduction in the cost of the logistics system
The development of the
Logistics System involves
1. Conceive the company
functioning in integration
with its environment
2. Conceive of the enterprise as
a harmonious network of nodes
that begins in thethrough the
company, the suppliers, and
concludes and restarts in the
customer
3. Make timely decisions
based on system criteria
4. Systematic elimination of
waste, i.e. everything that
does not contribute value to
the product
5. Move from the philosophy of
selling products to the customer
to that of satisfying a customer
need, i.e. a philosophy of service
6. Integrate the criteria
and interests of
customers and
suppliers into decisions
7. Structure a flexible organization
that allows a high capacity to react
with competitive costs
8. Move from function
management to
process management
9. Adopt a total quality
management policy.
10. Consider the informational,
financial and material flows that
occur in the company as a single
flow
References
Trujillo, J. (2020) Supply Chain Configuration [OVI].
Pinzón, B. (2005). Logistics. Presentation. http://hdl.handle.net/10596/5682