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The role of logistics - the first part and the economic crisis

The figure of ' Logistic Operator , understood as a complex entity that can take over the management of not only basic activities that constitute the supply chain logistics, but also their organization and their coordination, was born in the United States in the early '80s, when some companies that specialize in certain functions (eg, transport, warehouses, quality control), took a more autonomous and independent.

It is therefore of subjects and skills, relatively young in business, and for that very still during the definition and design of operational and management boundaries.

Today the definition of these individuals is that of companies providing all its logistics activities by acting as an outsourcer providing specialized services.
The role that these parties now hold is two-fold, from the point of view of operations and the expected added value.

From operational point of view, these companies are fully operational partners that, as responsible for blocking the logistics of the client, surpass and redefine the multitude of small entities to which the customer previously relied on the parts supply chain.

Not more then one operator for transport by the manufacturer, a warehouse management for raw materials, one for inventory management of production, one for the finished product warehouse, and another for distribution to the sales network , and so on, but a single point with full know-how, infrastructure and information systems adequate. So
subject unifying role of expertise and cost .

The second role, co-existing with the first, is to subject that, just as holder of the technical know-how, logistics can be introduced in the activity of the account of "reforms", or structural changes that can improve the outcome for the customer in terms of quality and service costs.
So the role of promoter of proposals to improve quality and cost.

But what requirements must have the knowledge and logistics to be able to cover adequately these complex roles?
Li can be summarized as follows:
Ability to work effectively in
logistics capacity to act as "Internal consultant"

Functionally these two, also ability to develop their information systems .

In the next episode we will analyze these in more detail their requirements of modern logistics. Logistics

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