1. Business Logistics Management
1. Introduction

2. Business Logistics Definition

3. Supply Chain

4. Activity Mix

5. Importance of Logistics
Costs are significant
Supply and distribution lines are lengthening
Logistics is important to strategy
Logistics adds significant customer value
Customer increasingly want quick customized response

6. Costs are significant

8. Customers,
demand
centers
sinks
Field
Warehouses:
stocking
points
Sources:
plants
vendors
ports
Regional
Warehouses:
stocking
points
Supply
Inventory &
warehousing
costs
Production/
purchase
costs
Transportation
costs
Transportation
costs
Inventory &
warehousing
costs

9. Logistics is important to strategy

10. Customer increasingly want quick customized response

11. Logistics in the Firm

12. Logistics Objective in Business

13. Approach to study logistics