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concept separately while establishing links between them will give multiple advantages to any
company. The first thing is to be clear that logistics is a strategic tool to enhance competitiveness
The RLEC organization (Reverse Logistics Executives Council) defines logistics activity as "the
process of planning, implementing and efficiently control the flow of raw materials, work in
progress, finished goods and related information with them, from the point of origin to the point
of consumption, with the purpose of satisfying the customer's requirements ". logistics and has a
transverse comp leja structure. It is necessary to develop a logistical strategy to start this process.
The company will be in charge of managing, subcontracting or outsourcing the whole set of
activities that encompass logistics. This includes the organization and management of all
activities aimed at obtaining, transferring and storing materials and products from their
processing of goods).
The answer is simple: start by designing a Logistics Plan that includes raw materials and
suppliers, production and storage centers, information channels, distribution and sales networks.
The important thing is not only to produce a good and competitive costs, but to get through the
logistics to make available to the customer the products or services they demand, at the right
time and in the right place, in ideal conditions and at an optimum cost , in order to meet the
requirements of the supply chain in the most efficient and efficient way possible.
"Supply chain" is another concept that has gained strength in recent years. The supply chain
covers the entire life cycle of a product or service from the time it is conceived until it is
Within the supply chain of a company or a group of companies distinguish three basic areas of
logistics:
1. The procurement process: deals with material management between suppliers and
the company.
manufacturing centers.
consumers.
Optimum management of the supply chain involves both internal and external activities of the
(information systems and their treatment as well as management methods) and management (the
human resources and the agents involved in the logistics of the company).
In this sense, we distinguish three types of logistics strategies, depending on how many
Selective logistics strategy: it is chosen which and how many intermediaries are part of
the distribution. That choice depends on the characteristics of the product or service, the
possible in order to reach the target audience. It is ideal for the consumption of massive
products
The term "supply chain" was first used by consultant Keith Oliver in 1982. In the mid-1990s
publications on this topic began and it has been in the 21st century that companies have begun to
adopt new organizational forms root of this term. The economic crisis we face has led companies
- especially SMEs - to develop the supply chain in greater depth by reducing economic costs,
either internally or by partnering with other companies (known as horizontal distribution). The
The following table shows a SWOT table with this reality taking as reference the one elaborated
estratégica.- shortage of skilled and trained large non - Spanish organizations due to poor
Reluctance to innovation and the incorporation Spanish industrial landscape regarding areas of
sector español.- Lack of collaborative culture lack of harmonization in the legislative and
between different agentes.- Typology of the regulatory, autonomous, national and European
infrastructures.
factor competitividad.- stable situation of business opportunities for the industry española.-
sustainable economic growth in Spain, which increase in the practice of reverse logistics, both
allows industrial development and new environmental aspects and returns products.-
globally to develop logistics management in i that strengthens the collaboration between the
Spain from a more reliable point of departure.- science and technology system with the business
Optimal geographical position of Spain as an fabric.- Impulse at public and private level and
Lationamerica, as well as a strategic position Possibility of turning Spain into the Logistics
of its ports for trade with Asia.- Progressive Center of Southern Europe .- Growth of the
and correct adaptation to the environmental logistics market: due to the new global economic
tourism associated with the movement of the life cycle of products, greater customer
of business activities.
Today, organizations are now exposed to rapid changes due to the high risks generated by
economic, political, social and technological variables. At this point, the role of a logistics
strategy is vital, since it generates added value to the supply chain, guarantees a response from
customers and allows the company to achieve its objectives. To go deeper into this aspect we
associated with the good management and administration of the different flows (capital, goods
and services, people) and whose development impacts on the performance of organizations and
Likewise, in the last years many organizations have opted to develop a horizontal logistics
structure of distribution, creating with their clients and suppliers Logistic Networks whose
objective is to generate a synergy between two or more companies of the same or several sectors.
In this way, organizations gain greater knowledge and skills while achieving greater bargaining