Logistics infrastructure

Logistics infrastructure

1. Logistics infrastructure is the set of roads, bridges, customs, airports, ports, telecommunications facilities that a country relies on to communicate people and businesses or transport goods throughout a nation.

   • International logistics
     • International logistics is a set of operations aimed at transporting raw materials or finished products from a country of origin (exporter) to a country of arrival (importer), where the resources received will be used for the manufacture of products or for direct marketing.
       • Green logistics
         • Green Logistics is the comprehensive transformation of logistics strategies, structures, processes and systems for companies and business networks to create environmentally sound logistics processes and efficient use of resources.
       • Reverse logistics
         • Reverse logistics is a stage in the supply chain that takes place after the delivery of goods to the end customer, and its objective is to return the product from the customer to the distributor or supplier.
       • Strategic logistics
         • Strategic logistics is that which involves the coordination of different actions and the maximum use of the resources available to a company for the development of its processes, thus integrating the various departments that compose it.
       • Business logistics
         • Business logistics is the area that encompasses all those activities and processes that are carried out in an organization with the objective of efficiently transporting, storing and distributing raw materials, materials and products so that they arrive at their destination in optimal conditions.
       • Distribution logistics
         • Distribution logistics is the set of activities related to the management of goods, from the time they leave the factory, directly from the assembly line, until they are delivered to the customer who ordered them.
   • Information networks.
     • A set of technical means that allow remote communication between autonomous equipment. It usually involves transmitting data, audio and video.
   • Transportation.
     • Movement of cargo in all its modes: air, sea, land, by which inputs, raw materials and finished products are moved from one point to another according to demand planning.
   • Information systems.
     • Digital solutions that extract and process information from different logistics activities to facilitate decision making, problem solving, strategic planning and management of the supply chain, either in its entirety or only in some of its stages.
   • Conditional factors
     • 1st level: Management of the company.
       • Organization. Relations between departments. General company policy.
     • 2nd level: The company.
       • Human factor. Main philosophy.
     • 3rd level: The environment.
       • Economic. Political/Legal. Urban. Technological. Demographics. Competition. Marketing channels. Infrastructure.

2. logistic chain

   • It is each of the steps involved in logistics, which refers to the handing of goods, storage and transportaion. The logistics chais is already widely used to refer to everuthing releated to its storage and movement. their interrelationship lies in the fact that these elements are steps in a process, therefore one depends on the other.
     • Elements
       • Transport of goods to the warehouse.
       • Inventory and storage.
       • Handling of goods.
       • Preparation of orders.
       • Transport of goods to the final customer.

3. Logistics infrastructure of United States

   • Due to its level of development, this North American country has a very complete and efficient transportation infrastructure that facilitates the movement of people and goods through the internal and external markets. Likewise, its port and airport infrastructure stands out worldwide and occupies the first places for cargo handling.
     • The United States has a thriving, diversified and technologically advanced economy. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$37,661 makes it one of the richest countries in the world; its GDP per capita is the highest among industrialized countries. The strength of the economy lies in its size and diversity.

4. Advantages Meets market needs Security in distribution Technological efficiency Disadvantages Distribution chain Shipping costs