Unit 8: Logistics and Transportation

A business and industry which acts as a third party local representative and distribution point for a manufacturing firm.

________ is the systematic and coordinated set of activities required to provide the physical movement and storage of goods (raw materials, parts, finished goods) from vendor/supply services through company facilities to the customer (market) and the associated activities - packaging, order processing, etc.-in an efficient manner necessary to enable the organization to contribute to the explicit goals of the company.

An organization which provides logistics services as an intermediary between the shipper and the carrier, typically on international shipments.

_________ is that part of supply chain management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customers' requirements.

__________ is an independent computer systems, owned by independent organizations, linked in a manner to allow direct updates to be made to one system by another.

________ is a term describing the process whereby machines are remotely monitored for status and problems reported and resolved automatically or maintenance scheduled by the monitoring system

_______ is a comprehensive, system-wide view of the entire supply chain as a single process, from raw materials supply through finished goods distribution. All functions that make up the supply chain are managed as a single entity, rather than managing individual functions separately

The network of supply chain participants engaged in storage, handling, transfer, transportation, and communications functions that contribute to the efficient flow of goods.

___________ is a computerized system to electronically transmit logistics information

It encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all logistics management activities