Logistics

Logistics

1. Inbound logistcs

   • Inbound logistics frames the activities necessary to fulfill by supplying your products, making them available for your transformation or sale.
     • the following processes are taken into account: -Inventory management -Stock policies -Rotation levels -Shopping: supplies and finished products.

2. Inventory management

   • Is a determining point in the strategic managment of any organization
     • The fundamental objectives of inventory management are: Minimize "possible" stock levels. Ensure the availability of stocks (finished product, product in progress, raw material, input, etc.) at the right time.

3. Cost to order

   • For commercial activity: It consists of the process of issuing an order (telephone calls, preparation of forms, administrative expenses of paperwork, in addition to the intrinsic expenses of a process
     • - For the productive activity (manufacturing or assembly): It consists of the costs associated with the processes of enlistment of production runs, in addition to the logistic process of transmission of orders

4. Inventory holding or holding cost

   • The costs associated with maintaining an inventory (managed by the organization) are predominantly determined by the permanence of the average of the logistics units in a specific place for this, as a function of time, given that each unit represents a cost of handling the reception, storage, inspection and dispatch processes.

5. Stock Break Cost (Non-Existence Cost)

   • This group of costs includes all the consequences of a process of loss of sales and breach of contracts, which result in three basic groups: - Loss of sales revenue - Expenses generated by breach of contracts - Reorder and replacement

6. Types of inventories

   • Classification according to your level of completion Inventories can be cataloged according to their degree of completion in: Commodity Inventories Supplies and Materials Inventories (Second order raw materials) Inventories of Products in process Inventories of finished products Packaging Product Inventories

7. Classification according to its function

   • According to functionality, inventories can be classified into: Operating Inventory: It is the set of units that arise from the resupply of units that are sold or used in production. Security Inventory: It is that inventory that is available to respond to possible fluctuations in demand and / or delays that may occur in the processes of replenishment by suppliers.

8. Cost management

   • These costs that arise are of four types: Acquisition cost Storage cost Provisioning cost Breakage cost

9. THE TYPES OF STOCK ACCORDING TO THEIR RELATION TO PRODUCTION AND SALES AND THE PURPOSE THAT THE COMPANY PURSUES, THE FOLLOWING TYPES ARE DIFFERENT:

   • 1. Active stock 2. Safety stock 3. Optimal stock 4. Zero Stock 5. Seasonal stock 6. Speculation stocks 7. Stocks in transit 8. Recovery stock 9. Dead stock
     • Stock management
       • Inventory management aims to ensure that supplies are carried out at the lowest possible cost, that is, carry out the necessary studies and answer questions.
     • STOCK MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ACHIEVE:
       • 1. Establish a sufficient inventory, so that production does not lack raw materials and other supplies. 2. Minimize investment in stocks, to minimize storage costs for loss or damage to the product. 3. Know the optimal order volume. 4. Know when to choose to order or not, based on establishing a balance between a minimum level of stock and the needs of the company.
     • THESE VARIABLES ARE:
       • 1. The level of service offered. 2. Sales forecast. 3. Management costs. 4. The delivery time of suppliers.

10. CURRENTLY THERE ARE TWO SECTORS:

    • 1. It is represented by companies that compete for specialization, in order to be the best with few product lines that they market in depth. 2. Companies in the opposite sector store all kinds of products so that they do not have to depend on a small group of articles. Procurement is the set of actions carried out by the company to stock up on the necessary products, to carry out the manufacturing and / or marketing activities.