What is Logistics? What are the main functions of logistics?

1. What is logistics?

What is Logistics? Logistics refers to the whole process of planning, implementing and managing raw materials, semi-finished products, finished products and related information from the place of origin of commodities to the place of consumption of commodities through transportation, storage and distribution at the lowest cost in order to meet the needs of customers.

The specific content of logistics activities includes the following aspects:

Customer service, demand**, order processing, distribution, inventory control, transportation, warehouse management.

Layout and location of factories and warehouses, handling and handling, procurement, packaging, and intelligence information.

2.Functions

The basic function of logistics refers to the basic ability that logistics activities should have and the overall function of logistics through the best and effective combination of logistics activities, so as to achieve the ultimate economic goal of logistics. In other words, the purpose of logistics is accomplished by fulfilling the above functions.

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Logistics refers to the operation and management of goods to arrive at the required place at the required time by effectively arranging the storage, management and transfer of goods.

The function of logistics is to move products from their place of production to low consumption, thereby creating location utility.

There are three types of logistics enterprises, and the main business of the enterprise is also different, as follows:

First, the business scope of transport-oriented logistics enterprises mainly includes:

1) The company provides customers with integrated transportation services such as door-to-door transportation, door-to-door transportation, and station-to-station transportation, so as to realize cargo transportation.

2) According to customer needs, transportation-oriented logistics enterprises can provide logistics integration services.

Second, the business scope of warehousing logistics enterprises mainly includes:

1) The company mainly provides customers with warehousing services such as cargo storage, custody and transit, as well as provides customers with distribution services.

2) The company provides customers with other value-added services for warehousing, such as commodity distribution, circulation processing, etc.

3) Commercial distribution, special line transportation, warehousing, enterprise logistics and ** chain management.

Third, the business scope of integrated service-oriented logistics enterprises mainly includes:

1) Provide customers with a variety of logistics services such as transportation, freight, warehousing, distribution, etc., and be able to provide customers with contractual integrated logistics services.

2) Develop solutions for customers to integrate logistics resources and provide logistics consulting services.

The basic functions of logistics are generally considered to include transportation and distribution, warehousing, loading and unloading, packaging, circulation processing, etc. Through the effective combination of logistics activities, the overall function of logistics is formed to achieve the ultimate economic purpose of logistics. The logistics function should be composed of packaging, loading and unloading, transportation, storage and storage, circulation and processing, distribution, waste and disposal, and information related to the above functions.

Logistics management refers to the planning, organization, command, coordination, control and supervision of logistics activities in the process of social production, according to the law of the flow of material materials, the basic principles of management and scientific methods, so that the logistics activities can achieve the best coordination and cooperation, so as to reduce logistics costs and improve logistics efficiency and economic benefits. Modern logistics management is based on system theory, information theory and cybernetics. Logistics aims to meet certain economic, military, and social requirements, and achieves the purpose by creating time value and place value.

Transportation, storage, loading and unloading, handling, packaging, distribution, circulation processing, information handling and intelligent processing.

Logistics services are all service activities that occur from the receipt of a customer's order to the delivery of the product to the customer. Value-add to the product or service that can be traded. Its essence is to better meet customer needs, that is, to ensure that the goods required by customers are delivered on time within the time required by customers, and the service can reach the level required by customers.

The logistics function can be divided into the following processes:

1. Orders. The process includes order acquisition, formatting data, order entry, order confirmation, and transaction processing. Order management activities are increasingly requiring sophisticated software to convert, route and manage customer orders as they move through the chain.

2. Return Bizhao.

Returns management, also known as reverse logistics, handles products**, including appropriate servicing, packaging, and accounting for returned products.

3. Transportation. This includes procurement, planning, optimization, and execution of transportation.

4. Fulfillment. Once an order has been routed, the appropriate warehouse or fulfillment center takes care of picking, packing, and shipping the order. <>

The core function of logistics is the transportation function.

Logistical mode of transport:

1. Road transportation. It is a mode of transporting goods on the road, mainly using automobiles, but also using other vehicles (such as people, animal-powered vehicles). Road transportation mainly undertakes short-distance and small-batch freight transportation, long-distance and large-scale freight transportation in areas that are difficult to reach by waterway and railway, and short-distance transportation that is difficult to give full play to the advantages of railway and water transportation;

2. Railway transportation. It refers to a mode of transportation that uses railway trains to transport goods. Railway transportation mainly undertakes long-distance and large-scale freight transportation, and in areas where there is no water transportation conditions, almost all large quantities of goods rely on railways, which is the main form of transportation that plays a role in trunk transportation;

3. Waterway transportation. Refers to a mode of transportation in which goods are transported using ships. Water transport is mainly responsible for large-volume, long-distance transportation, and is a form of transportation that plays a major role in the difference of trunk transportation. There are four modes of water transportation: coastal, near Qilianghai, ocean and inland waterway;

4. Air transportation. means a form of carriage using an aircraft or other aircraft. It is mainly suitable for carrying two types of goods: one is goods with high value and strong freight affordability; The second is urgently needed materials. There are three main modes of transportation: flight, charter flight, and centralized consignment;

5. Pipeline transportation. It is a mode of transportation that uses pipelines to transport gases, liquids and solid slurries.

Legal basisArticle 809 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China.

A contract of carriage is a contract under which the carrier transports passengers or goods from the place of departure to the agreed place, and the passenger, shipper or consignee pays the fare or transportation costs.